A Political Campaign Too
In March 1992, Shelby entered the Republican primary for the District 134 seat in the Texas House of Representatives. In a three-man field, he ran second to Kyle Janek, with Tim Turner finishing in a strong third place. Janek led with 2,242 (34.8 percent) to Shelby's 2,172 (33.7 percent) and Turner's 2,032 (31.5 percent). In the GOP runoff the following month, which had a low turnout of voters, Janek was a narrow winner over Shelby, 1,756 (51.2 percent) to 1,675 (48.8 percent). Janek lost the seat in the general election but won it in 1994 and was then elected to the Texas State Senate in 2002.
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