Texas Senate, District 20

District 20 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brooks, Jim Wells and Nueces counties and a portion of Hidalgo county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 20 is Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa.

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Election history

Election history of District 20 from 1992.[1]

Most recent election

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 20[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (Incumbent) 116,723 100.00 0.00
Majority 116,723 100.00 0.00
Turnout 116,723 +48.34
Democratic hold

Previous elections

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 20[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa 78,685 100.00 +41.91
Majority 78,685 100.00 +83.82
Turnout 78,685 -20.23
Democratic hold
Democratic primary runoff, 2002: Senate District 20[4]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Barbara Canales-Black 27,068 44.53 +5.47[5]
Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa 33,716 55.47 +12.45
Majority 6,648 10.94
Turnout 60,784
Democratic primary, 2002: Senate District 20[6]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Barbara Canales-Black 25,922 39.07
Ruben M. Garcia 4,266 6.43
Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa 28,543 43.02
Diana Martinez 7,624 11.49
Turnout 66,355

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 20[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joe Gardner 41,338 41.91 +0.35
Democratic Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 57,298 58.09 -0.35
Majority 15,960 16.18 -0.71
Turnout 98,636 -14.04
Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 20[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 67,066 58.44 -41.56
Republican Rex Moses 47,656 41.56 +41.56
Majority 19,380 16.89 -83.11
Turnout 114,752 +12.06
Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 20[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 102,405 100.00
Majority 102,405 100.00
Turnout 102,405
Democratic hold
Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 20[10]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Mark Crawford 24,538 35.83
Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 43,952 64.17
Majority 19,414 28.35
Turnout 68,490

District officeholders

Legislature Senator, District 20 Counties in District
3 David C. Van Derlip Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Medina, Santa Fé.
4 John Winfield Scott Dancy Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette.
5 James W. McDade Washington.
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7 Chauncey Berkeley Shepard
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9 Alfred T. Obenchain
William Quayle
Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant.
10 William Quayle
11 William R. Shannon
12 William H. Pyle Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro.
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14 Amzi Bradshaw Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant.
15 John W. Carroll Austin, Burleson, Washington.
16 William Kercheval Homan
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18 William R. Shannon Jack, Parker, Tarrant, Wise.
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20 James Jones Jarvis
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22 Augustus M. Carter
23 Walter Tips Burnet, Travis, Williamson.
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25 William D. Yett
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28 James H. Faubion Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson.
29 George Washington Glasscock, Jr.
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31 John L. Peeler
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33 Temple H. McGregor
34 Robert J. Eckhardt
Temple H. McGregor
35 Walter D. Caldwell
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37 Ashley E. Wood
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39 Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson.
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41 John W. Hornsby
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45 Houghton Brownlee
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49 James A. Stanford
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51 Carlos C. Ashley, Sr.
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53 William H. Shireman Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy.
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55 Bruce Reagan
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60 All of Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy.
Portion of Cameron.
61 Ronald W. Bridges
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63 Mike McKinnon Bee, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Willacy.
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65 Carlos F. Truan
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68 All of Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Willacy.
Portion of Hidalgo.
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78 Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa All of Brooks, Jim Wells, Nueces.
Portion of Hidalgo.
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References

  1. ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  2. ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  3. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  4. ^ "2002 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  5. ^ Change from primary percentage.
  6. ^ "2002 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  7. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  8. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  9. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04. 
  10. ^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe. Retrieved 2007-01-04.