Texas's 4th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 10.1% White 12.7% Black 75.3% Hispanic 2.4% Asian | ||
Population | 863,488 |
District 6 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The seat is currently held by Carol Alvarado, [2] who won a 2018 special election after the resignation of Senator Sylvia Garcia.
Election history of District 6 from 1992. [3]
Carol Alvarado (Democratic) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Alvarado was declared elected without a vote. [4]
Change with 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carol Alvarado | 137,895 | 84.05 | −15.95 | |
Libertarian | Timothy Duffield | 26,166 | 15.95 | +15.95 | |
Majority | 111,729 | 68.10 | −31.90 | ||
Turnout | 164,061 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Carol Alvarado | 7,629 | 50.37 | ||
Democratic | Ana Hernandez | 3,690 | 24.36 | ||
Republican | Martha Elena Fierro | 3,505 | 23.14 | ||
Democratic | Mia Mundy | 322 | 2.13 | ||
Majority | 4,124 | 27.23 | |||
Turnout | 15,146 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
Change with 2012.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sylvia Garcia | 119,891 | 100.00 | +29.05 | |
Majority | 119,891 | 100.00 | +58.10 | ||
Turnout | 119,891 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sylvia Garcia | 9,595 | 52.89 | +7.54 | |
Democratic | Carol Alvarado | 8,546 | 47.11 | +5.49 | |
Majority | 1,049 | 5.78 | |||
Turnout | 18,141 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sylvia Garcia | 7,424 | 45.35 | |
Democratic | Carol Alvarado | 6,813 | 41.62 | |
Republican | R. W. Bray | 1,015 | 6.20 | |
Republican | Dorothy Olmos | 461 | 2.82 | |
Democratic | Joaquin Martinez | 405 | 2.47 | |
Independent | Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes | 125 | 0.76 | |
Green | Maria Selva | 73 | 0.45 | |
Democratic | Susan Delgado | 53 | 0.32 | |
Turnout | 16,369 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mario Gallegos Jr. | 93,289 | 70.95 | +0.94 | |
Republican | R. W. Bray | 38,201 | 29.05 | +2.42 | |
Majority | 55,088 | 41.90 | −1.48 | ||
Turnout | 131,490 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mario Gallegos Jr. | 72,960 | 70.01 | −21.73 | |
Republican | Gilbert Pena | 27,751 | 26.63 | +26.63 | |
Libertarian | Susan Delgado | 3,496 | 3.35 | −4.70 | |
Majority | 45,209 | 43.38 | −40.31 | ||
Turnout | 104,207 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mario Gallegos Jr. | 75,318 | 91.74 | −8.24 | |
Libertarian | Tony Deppenschmidt | 6,614 | 8.05 | +8.05 | |
Write-In | Susan Delgado | 160 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
Majority | 68,704 | 83.69 | −16.31 | ||
Turnout | 82,092 | +51.65 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Mario V. Gallegos, Jr. | 6,484 | 53.92 | |
Yolanda Navarro Flores | 5,541 | 46.07 | ||
Turnout | 12,025 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mario Gallegos, Jr. | 54,130 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 54,130 | 100.00 | +43.41 | ||
Turnout | 54,130 | +43.41 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mario Gallegos, Jr. | 37,746 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 37,746 | 100.00 | −2.59 | ||
Turnout | 37,746 | −2.59 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mario Gallegos, Jr. | 38,749 | 100.00 | +57.52 | |
Majority | 38,749 | 100.00 | +69.20 | ||
Turnout | 38,749 | −74.55 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Mario V. Gallegos, Jr. | 9,613 | 57.19 | |
Roman O. Martinez | 7,193 | 42.80 | ||
Turnout | 16,806 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Roman O. Martinez | 9,026 | 37.91 | |
✓ | Mario V. Gallegos, Jr. | 5,990 | 25.15 | |
Yolanda Navarro Flores | 4,936 | 20.73 | ||
David Thomas McCullough | 3,857 | 16.19 | ||
Turnout | 23,809 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Shelley | 87,570 | 57.52 | ||
Democratic | Don Coffey | 64,669 | 42.48 | ||
Majority | 22,901 | 15.04 | |||
Turnout | 152,239 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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