Texas Senate, District 18
District 18 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington and Wharton counties, western portions of Fort Bend and Harris counties, and an eastern precinct of Nueces County in the U.S. state of Texas.
The current Senator from District 18 is Lois Kolkhorst.
Top 5 biggest cities in district
District 18 has a population of 809,726 with 587,890 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]
| Name | County | Pop.[2][lower-alpha 1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | Victoria | 62,592 |
| 2 | Rosenberg | Fort Bend | 28,651 |
| 3 | Bay City | Matagorda | 17,614 |
| 4 | Brenham | Washington | 15,716 |
| 5 | Katy | Fort Bend/Harris/Waller | 14,102 |
Election history
Election history of District 21 from 1992.[lower-alpha 2]
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent) | 277,050 | 65.80 | ||
| Democratic | Michael Antalan | 144,009 | 34.20 | ||
| Turnout | 421,059 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent) | 229,051 | 85.78 | ||
| Libertarian | Kathie L. Stone | 37,965 | 14.22 | ||
| Turnout | 267,016 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Drabek | 1,893 | 04.81 | ||
| Republican | Gary Gates | 13,439 | 34.15 | ||
| Republican | Charles Gregory | 779 | 01.98 | ||
| Democratic | Christian E. Hawkins | 1,280 | 03.25 | ||
| Republican | Lois Kolkhorst | 21,961 | 55.81 | ||
| Turnout | 39,352 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenn Hegar (Incumbent) | 211,230 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 211,230 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenn Hegar (Incumbent) | 146,087 | 70.43 | ||
| Democratic | Patricia "Pat" Olney | 61,345 | 29.57 | ||
| Turnout | 207,432 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Glenn Hegar | 110,512 | 78.92 | +33.80 | |
| Libertarian | Roy O. Wright, II | 29,511 | 21.08 | +19.51 | |
| Majority | 81,001 | 57.85 | +49.67 | ||
| Turnout | 140,023 | -12.60 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gates | 12,933 | 35.63 | ||
| ✓ | Glenn Hegar | 19,934 | 54.92 | |
| David Stall | 3,428 | 9.44 | ||
| Majority | 7,001 | 19.29 | ||
| Turnout | 36,295 | |||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lester Phipps | 72,296 | 45.13 | +4.57 | |
| Democratic | Ken Armbrister (Incumbent) | 85,401 | 53.31 | -6.13 | |
| Libertarian | Horace Henley | 2,508 | 1.57 | +1.57 | |
| Majority | 13,105 | 8.18 | -10.70 | ||
| Turnout | 160,205 | +11.65 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Lester Phipps | 11,774 | 50.13 | |
| Michael Rozell | 11,713 | 49.87 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 23,487 | |||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Reese Turner | 58,195 | 40.56 | +40.56 | |
| Democratic | Ken Armbrister (Incumbent) | 85,291 | 59.44 | -40.56 | |
| Majority | 27,096 | 18.88 | -81.12 | ||
| Turnout | 143,486 | +46.32 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Armbrister (Incumbent) | 98,066 | 100.00 | +40.34 | |
| Majority | 98,066 | 100.00 | +80.68 | ||
| Turnout | 98,066 | -48.56 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Armbrister (Incumbent) | 113,729 | 59.66 | ||
| Republican | Carolyn McDaniel | 76,905 | 40.34 | ||
| Majority | 6,824 | 19.32 | |||
| Turnout | 190,634 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
District officeholders
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
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