Texas Senate, District 14
District 14 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Bastrop County and a portion of Travis county in the U.S. state of Texas.
The current Senator from District 15 is Sarah Eckhardt.
Top 5 biggest cities in district
District 14 has a population of 834,750 with 640,349 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]
| Name | County | Pop.[2][lower-alpha 1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | Travis | 560,768 |
| 2 | Pflugerville | Travis | 46,636 |
| 3 | Elgin | Bastrop/Travis | 8,135 |
| 4 | Bastrop | Bastrop | 7,218 |
| 5 | Lago Vista | Travis | 6,041 |
Election history
Election history of District 14 from 1992.[lower-alpha 2]
2020
The seat for District 14 became vacant on April 30, 2020, after the resignation of Kirk Watson.[3] A special election has been called for July 14, 2020.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Waller Thomas Burns II | 1,442 | 01.21 | ||
| Libertarian | Pat Dixon | 1,306 | 01.09 | ||
| Democratic | Sarah Eckhardt | 59,267 | 49.66 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Ridgeway | 1,386 | 1.16 | ||
| Democratic | Eddie Rodriguez | 40,384 | 33.84 | ||
| Republican | Donald Zimmerman | 15,565 | 13.04 | ||
| Turnout | 119,350 | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George W. Hindman | 96,834 | 25.23 | ||
| Democratic | Kirk Watson (Incumbent) | 276,052 | 71.93 | +19.25 | |
| Libertarian | Micah M. Verlander | 10,889 | 2.84 | ||
| Majority | 179,218 | 46.70 | -13.26 | ||
| Turnout | 383,775 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kirk Watson (Incumbent) | 154,391 | 79.98 | +19.25 | |
| Libertarian | James Arthur Strohm | 38,648 | 20.02 | +16.41 | |
| Majority | 115,743 | 59.96 | +34.90 | ||
| Turnout | 193,039 | +2.11 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mary Lou Serafine | 68,100 | 35.67 | +35.67 | |
| Democratic | Kirk Watson (Incumbent) | 115,949 | 60.73 | -19.59 | |
| Libertarian | Kent Phillips | 6,884 | 3.61 | -16.07 | |
| Majority | 47,849 | 25.06 | -35.57 | ||
| Turnout | 190,933 | +32.53 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kirk Watson | 127,223 | 80.32 | +27.61 | |
| Libertarian | Robert "Rock" Howard | 31,180 | 19.68 | +15.51 | |
| Majority | 96,043 | 60.63 | +51.05 | ||
| Turnout | 158,403 | -12.29 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Bentzin | 77,885 | 43.12 | +43.12 | |
| Democratic | Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent) | 95,182 | 52.70 | -29.25 | |
| Libertarian | Marianne Robbins | 7,537 | 4.17 | -13.87 | |
| Majority | 17,297 | 9.58 | -54.33 | ||
| Turnout | 180,604 | -20.20 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent) | 185,48 | 81.95 | -2.92 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Davis | 40,847 | 18.05 | +2.92 | |
| Majority | 144,631 | 63.90 | -5.85 | ||
| Turnout | 180,604 | -20.20 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent) | 157,194 | 84.87 | +1.86 | |
| Natural Law Party | Sandra L. BonSell | 28,013 | 15.13 | +15.13 | |
| Majority | 129,181 | 69.75 | +3.72 | ||
| Turnout | 185,207 | +13.07 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent) | 135,979 | 83.02 | +15.40 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 27,820 | 16.98 | +13.52 | |
| Majority | 108,159 | 66.03 | +27.34 | ||
| Turnout | 163,799 | -35.75 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent) | 172,384 | 67.61 | ||
| Republican | Bill Malone, Jr. | 73,729 | 28.92 | ||
| Libertarian | Gary E. Johnson | 8,837 | 3.47 | ||
| Majority | 98,655 | 38.70 | |||
| Turnout | 147,975 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District officeholders
| Legislature | Senator, District 14 | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John F. Miller | Colorado, Fayette. |
| 2 | John Winfield Scott Dancy | |
| 3 | Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" Robertson | Burleson, Milam, Washington, Williamson. |
| 4 | James H. Armstrong | Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Milam, Robertson, Williamson. |
| 5 | James K. Holland | Panola, Shelby. |
| 6 | James A. Truitt | |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Henry P. C. Dulany John R. Dickinson | |
| 9 | James B. Davis John F. Crawford |
Fannin, Hunt. |
| 10 | James B. Davis | |
| 11 | Robert H. Lane | |
| 12 | William Henry Parsons | Harris, Montgomery. |
| 13 | James G. Tracy | |
| 14 | William R. Baker | |
| 15 | John R. Henry | Freestone, Limestone, Navarro. |
| 16 | Francis Marion Martin | |
| 17 | ||
| 18 | James S. Perry | Brazos, Milam, Robertson. |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | Scott Field | |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | James M. McKinney | |
| 23 | Robert A. Greer | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler. |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | George C. Greer | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | John T. Beaty | |
| 28 | ||
| 29 | ||
| 30 | Edward I. Kellie | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | Vinson A. Collins | |
| 33 | ||
| 34 | Steve M. King | |
| 35 | Steve M. King Vinson A. Collins | |
| 36 | Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr. | |
| 37 | Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr. | |
| 38 | ||
| 39 | Richard S. Bowers | Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Robertson, Washington. |
| 40 | ||
| 41 | Charles S. Gainer | |
| 42 | ||
| 43 | Albert Stone | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 47 | Joseph Alton York | |
| 48 | ||
| 49 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 51 | William T. "Bill" Moore | |
| 52 | ||
| 53 | Johnnie B. Rogers | Bastrop, Travis, Williamson. |
| 54 | ||
| 55 | Charles F. Herring | |
| 56 | ||
| 57 | ||
| 58 | ||
| 59 | ||
| 60 | Bastrop, Blanco, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson. | |
| 61 | ||
| 62 | ||
| 63 | Charles F. Herring Lloyd Doggett |
Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis. |
| 64 | Lloyd Doggett | |
| 65 | ||
| 66 | ||
| 67 | ||
| 68 | Hays, Travis. | |
| 69 | Gonzalo Barrientos | |
| 70 | ||
| 71 | ||
| 72 | ||
| 73 | All of Travis. Portion of Hays. | |
| 74 | Portions of Hays, Travis. | |
| 75 | ||
| 76 | ||
| 77 | ||
| 78 | Portion of Travis. | |
| 79 | ||
| 80 | Kirk Watson | |
| 81 | ||
| 82 | ||
| 83 | Bastrop County and portion of Travis. | |
| 84 | ||
| 85 | ||
| 86 | ||
| 87 | Sarah Eckhardt |
Notes
- Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city
- Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
References
- "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-06-18.}}
- "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-06-18.}}
- "State Sen. Kirk Watson to retire from Texas Senate". Texas Tribune. February 18, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
- "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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