Texas Senate, District 31

District 31 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Crane, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman and Yoakum counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 31 is Kel Seliger.

Election history

Election history of District 31 from 1992.[1]

Most recent election

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 31[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kel Seliger (Incumbent) 107,885 90.43 -9.57
Libertarian Steven Gibson 11,416 9.57 +9.57
Majority 96,469
Turnout
Republican hold

Previous elections

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 31[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kel Seliger (Incumbent) 195,878 100.0 +9.79
Majority 195,878
Turnout
Republican hold


2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 31[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kel Seliger (Incumbent) 180,267 90.21
Libertarian Lauren Poindexter 19,569 9.79
Majority 160,698
Turnout
Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 31[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kel Seliger (Incumbent) 170,299 78.53 -21.47
Democratic Elaine King Miller 46,556 21.47 +21.47
Majority 123,743 57.06 -42.94
Turnout 216,855 +82.33
Republican hold

2004

Special Election Runoff: Senate District 31, Unexpired Term[6]
17 February 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kirk Edwards 32,094 43.85 [7]+43.85
Republican Kel Seliger 41,102 56.15 +20.44
Majority 9,008 12.31
Turnout 73,196
Republican hold
Special Election: Senate District 31, Unexpired Term[8]
20 January 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Barnes 9,478 13.65
Republican Kirk Edwards 14,273 20.56
Republican Lee Gibson 2,429 3.50
Democratic Elaine King Miller 5,738 8.27
Republican Jesse Quackenbush 1,488 2.14
Republican Kel Seliger 24,793 35.72
Republican Don Sparks 11,216 16.16
Turnout

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 31[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Teel Bivins (Incumbent) 118,938 100.00 0.00
Majority 118,938 100.00 0.00
Turnout 118,938 +21.16
Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 31[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Teel Bivins (Incumbent) 98,165 100.00 0.00
Majority 98,165 100.00 0.00
Turnout 98,165 -15.34
Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 31[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Teel Bivins (Incumbent) 115,951 100.00 0.00
Majority 115,951 100.00 0.00
Turnout 115,951 -16.76
Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 31[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Teel Bivins (Incumbent) 139,302 100.00
Majority 139,302 100.00
Turnout 139,302
Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature Senator, District 31 Counties in District
5 Isaiah Addison Paschal Gillespie, Medina, Uvalde.
6 Samuel A. Maverick
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8 Gustav Schleicher
9 Erastus Reed Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
10 A. O. Cooley Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
11 Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
12 District Inactive
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15 Leonidas Jefferson Storey Blanco, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Llano, McCulloch, San Saba.
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17 William Henry Burges
18 William A. Evans Fannin, Lamar, Red River.
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20 Henry D. McDonald
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22 James Clark
23 Emory C. Smith Denton, Montague, Wise.
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25 Charles Vernon Terrell
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27 George W. Savage
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29 Emory C. Smith
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31 John P. Hayter
Charles Vernon Terrell
32 Charles Vernon Terrell
33 James R. Wiley
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35 George M. Hopkins
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37 Guinn Williams
38 William H. Rice
39 J. W. Reid Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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41 Clint C. Small
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47 Grady Hazlewood
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53 Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler.
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60 Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler.
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62 Max Sherman
63 Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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65 Max Sherman
Bob Price
66 Bob Price
67 Bill Sarpalius
68 Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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71 Teel Bivins
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73 Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Yoakum.
74 All of Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Winkler, Yoakum.
Portion of Ector.
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78 Teel Bivins
Kel Seliger		 Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Crane, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Yoakum.
79 Kel Seliger
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References

  1. ↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  2. ↑ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  3. ↑ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. ↑ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. ↑ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Special Runoff Election, State Senate, District 31". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  7. ↑ Change from Special Election
  8. ↑ "Special Election, State Senate, District 31". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  9. ↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  10. ↑ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  11. ↑ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  12. ↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-05.