# Craig Estes

Craig Linton Estes (born August 20, 1953) is an American businessman and former Republican member of the Texas Senate for the 30th District.
He served on the Health and Human Services, Nominations, and State Affairs Committees, and was the chairman of the Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee. He also served as the President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate for the 83rd interim session.
Estes was defeated by challenger Pat Fallon in the Republican primary election held on March 6, 2018.

## Electoral history

Senate election history of Estes.

### 2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 30. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 217,877 | 86.12 | −13.88 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. | 35,127 | 13.88 | +13.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182,750 | 72.24 | +27.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 253,004 | | +14.24 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Republican primary, 2012: Senate District 30 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ✓ | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 44,464 | 65.27 |
| | Jim Herblin | 22,599 | 34.73 |
| Majority | Majority | 21,865 | 30.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 65,063 | |

### 2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 30. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 221,470 | 100.00 | +30.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221,470 | 100.00 | +61.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,470 | | −16.01 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Republican primary, 2008: Senate District 30 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| ✓ | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 44,106 | 70.07 |
| | Charles R. Stafford | 18,838 | 29.93 |
| Majority | Majority | 25,268 | 40.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 62,944 | |

### 2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 30. He was the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 182,057 | 69.05 | +1.49 |
| | Democratic | Paul S. Gibbs | 81,614 | 30.95 | +1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100,443 | 38.09 | +0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 263,671 | | +63.16 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 30. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 109,164 | 67.55 | +4.91 |
| | Democratic | Donald L. Acheson | 48,110 | 29.77 | −7.58 |
| | Libertarian | Diane Wilson | 4,321 | 2.67 | +2.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,057 | 37.78 | +12.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 30 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Dave Deison | 11,508 | 42.30 |
| ✓ | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 15,698 | 57.70 |
| Majority | Majority | 4,190 | 15.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2001

Special Election Runoff: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term 4 December 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Craig Estes | 15,332 | 62.70 | '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003A−QINU`"'+15.49 |
| | Democratic | Greg L. Underwood | 9,120 | 37.30 | +14.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,212 | 25.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,452 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Special Election: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term 6 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Rick Bunch | 520 | 1.46 |
| | Republican | Craig Estes | 16,870 | 47.21 |
| | Republican | Doug Jeffrey | 1,139 | 3.19 |
| | Republican | Harry Reynolds | 2,908 | 8.14 |
| | Democratic | Greg L. Underwood | 8,189 | 22.92 |
| | Republican | Kirk Wilson | 6,105 | 17.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,731 | |