Texas's 8th Senate district

Texas's 8th
State Senate district
Texas's 8th; State Senate district
Senator
	Angela Paxton ; R – McKinney
Demographics	53.6% White ; 12.5% Black ; 16.4% Hispanic ; 17% Asian
Population	945,219

Last updated February 03, 2026

District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Rains and Hunt counties and portions of Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] The current senator from District 8 is Angela Paxton.

Election history

Election history of District 8 from 1992.^[2]

2024

Texas elections, 2024: Senate District 8^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	269,743	59.36	+1.67
	Democratic	Rachel Mello	184,642	40.64	+1.19
Majority			85,101	18.72	+0.48
Turnout			454,385
	Republican hold		Swing

2022

Texas elections, 2022: Senate District 8^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	187,754	57.69	+6.51
	Democratic	Jonathan Cocks	128,399	39.45	−9.37
	Libertarian	Edward Kless	9,293	2.86	+2.86
Majority			59,355	18.24	+15.88
Turnout			325,446
	Republican hold

2018

Texas elections, 2018: Senate District 8^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	169,995	51.18	−27.89
	Democratic	Mark Phariss	162,157	48.82	+48.82
Majority			7,838	2.36	−31.95
Turnout			332,152		+129.37
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Texas elections: Senate District 8^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Van Taylor	114,498	79.07	+16.78
	Libertarian	Scott Jameson	30,312	20.93	+20.93
Majority			84,186	58.14	+30.45
Turnout			144,810		−49.39
	Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 8^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ken Paxton	178,238	62.29	−21.73
	Democratic	Jack G.B. Ternan, Jr.	99,010	34.60	+34.60
	Libertarian	Ed Kless	8,899	3.11	−12.86
Majority			79,228	27.69	−40.35
Turnout			286,147		+76.30
	Republican hold

2010

2010 Texas elections: Senate District 8^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	136,369	84.02	−15.97
	Libertarian	Ed Kless	25,935	15.97	+15.97
Majority			110,434	68.05	−31.95
Turnout			162,304		+27.21
	Republican hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 8^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	127,590	100.00	+10.25
Majority			127,590	100.00	+20.50
Turnout			127,590		−15.76
	Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 8^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	135,927	89.75	−10.25
	Libertarian	David Spaller	15,525	10.25	+10.25
Majority			120,402	79.50	−20.50
Turnout			151,452		−32.80
	Republican hold

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 8^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	225,369	100.00	+10.24
Majority			225,369	100.00	+20.48
Turnout			225,369		+6.48
	Republican hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 8^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	189,985	89.76	−0.47
	Libertarian	Randal Morgan	21,674	10.24	+5.82
Majority			168,311	79.52	−5.36
Turnout			211,659		+22.41
	Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 8^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)^[14]	156,014	90.23	+7.57
	Libertarian	John Wawro	7,642	4.42	−12.92
	Independent	Paul Bertanzetti	9,247	5.35
Majority			146,767	84.88	+19.56
Turnout			172,903		−15.52
	Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 8^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	O.H. "Ike" Harris (Incumbent)	169,173	82.66
	Libertarian	Phillip J. Hubbell	35,483	17.33
Majority			133,690	65.32
Turnout			204,656
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 8	Counties in District
1	Henry J. Jewett	Brazos, Robertson.
2	Henry J. Jewett	Brazos, Robertson.
3	John H. McRae	All of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine. Portion of Angelina.
4	Stephen Reaves	Rusk, Smith.
5	William Thomas Scott	Harrison.
6	William Thomas Scott
7	Louis T. Wigfall
8	Louis T. Wigfall E. A. Blanch
9	William C. Batte	Red River, Titus.
10	Gilbert H. Wootten
11	Samuel N. Braswell
12	Donald Campbell	Bowie, Davis, Marion.
13	Hamilton J. Avinger	Bowie, Cass, Marion.
14	Cader A. Parker	Red River, Titus.
15	Christopher C. Francis	Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson.
16	John Young Gooch
17	John Young Gooch
18	Mansel Y. Randolph	Angelina, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison.
19	Mansel Y. Randolph
20	William W. Davis
21	William W. Davis
22	William Page
23	Thomas E. Boren	Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
24
25
26	M. P. McGee
27	M. P. McGee
28	Charles L. Brachfield	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
29
30
31
32	Edgar H. Carter
33	Edgar H. Carter
34	Lon A. Smith
35
36
37	Thomas Whitfield Davidson
38	James G. Strong
39	Charles R. Floyd	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River.
40	Charles R. Floyd
41	Tom A. DeBerry
42
43
44
45	A. M. Aikin, Jr.
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53	George Parkhouse	Dallas.
54
55
56
57
58
59
60	George Parkhouse O.H. "Ike" Harris	Portion of Dallas.
61	O.H. "Ike" Harris
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74	Florence Shapiro	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83	Ken Paxton	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
84	Van Taylor	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
85	Van Taylor
86	Angela Paxton
87
88		All of Hunt, Rains. Portion of Collin.
89		All of Hunt, Rains. Portion of Collin.

References

↑ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
↑ "County by County Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
↑ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
↑ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
↑ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
↑ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ Shapiro was the District 2 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.
↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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[1] "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[2] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

[3] "County by County Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[4] "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[5] "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.

[6] "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2018.

[7] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2018.

[8] "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[9] "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[10] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[11] "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[12] "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[13] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[14] Shapiro was the District 2 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.

[15] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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