Texas Senate, District 17

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Texas's 17th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Joan Huffman
R – Houston
Demographics44.6%  White
15.2%  Black
24%  Hispanic
16.4%  Asian
Population913,271

District 17 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, and Wharton counties, and portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller counties in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]

Contents

The current senator from District 17 is Joan Huffman.

Biggest cities in the district

District 17 has a population of 804,162 with 605,764 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. [2]

NameCountyPop. [3] [a]
1 Houston Fort Bend/Harris 322,519
2 Sugar Land Fort Bend 68,795
3 Missouri City Fort Bend 31,204
4 Lake Jackson Brazoria 26,849
5 Bellaire Harris 16,855

Election history

Election history of District 22 from 1992. [b]

2024

Texas general election, 2024: Senate District 17 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman (Incumbent)238,32864.16−1.17
Democratic Kathy Cheng133,12735.84+1.17
Majority105,20128.32−2.34
Turnout 371,455
Republican hold

2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 17 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman (Incumbent)179,65365.33+13.89
Democratic Rita Lucido95,32034.67−12.13
Majority84,33330.66+26.02
Turnout 274,973
Republican hold

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 17 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman (Incumbent)158,26351.44−11.90
Democratic Rita Lucido143,97846.80+12.89
Libertarian Lauren LaCount5,3961.75−0.28
Majority14,2854.64−24.79
Turnout 307,637
Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 17 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman (Incumbent)113,81763.34−14.34
Democratic Rita Lucido60,93433.91+33.91
Libertarian George Hardy3,6422.03−11.39
Green David Courtney1,3030.73−8.17
Majority52,88329.43−34.83
Turnout 179,696
Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 17 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman (Incumbent)185,42977.68+5.48
Libertarian Austin Page32,02613.42−3.42
Green David Courtney21,2528.90+8.90
Majority153,40364.26−2.06
Turnout 238,707
Republican hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 17 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman (Incumbent)112,59583.16+27.07
Libertarian Phil Kurtz22,80216.84+16.84
Majority89,79366.32+54.14
Turnout 135,397
Republican hold

2008 (special)

Texas Special Runoff Election State Senate: Senate District 17 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joan Huffman 24,49756.09+29.95
Democratic Chris Bell 19,17643.91+5.52
Majority5,32112.18
Turnout 43,673
Republican hold
Texas Special Election, 2008: Senate District 17 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Bell 85,725 38.39
Republican Joan Huffman 58,359 26.14
Democratic Stephanie E. Simmons30,83913.81
Republican Austen Furse22,58810.12
Republican Ken Sherman16,7287.49
Republican Grant Harpold9,0564.06
Turnout 223,295

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 17 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kyle Janek 88,48377.82+16.40
Libertarian Phil Kurtz 25,21222.81+22.81
Majority63,27155.65+32.79
Turnout 113,695−20.99
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 17 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kyle Janek 88,39361.43−5.99
Democratic Ronnie Ellen Harrison 55,50238.57+5.99
Majority32,89122.86−11.98
Turnout 153,132−30.34
Republican hold

Special

Special election, 5 November 2002: Senate District 17 (Unexpired term) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kyle Janek 97,58867.42−3.18
Democratic Ronnie Ellen Harrison 47,16432.58+3.18
Majority50,42434.83−6.36
Turnout 144,752+5.52
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 17 [15]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Kyle Janek 16,25065.81
Gary M. Polland8,44434.19
Turnout 24,694

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 17 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican J. E. "Buster" Brown 96,84670.60−1.99
Democratic Ronnie Ellen Harrison 40,33129.40+1.99
Majority56,51541.20−3.97
Turnout 137,177−15.77
Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 17 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican J. E. "Buster" Brown 117,72772.58+12.98
Democratic Ronnie Ellen Harrison 44,46527.42−12.98
Majority73,26245.17+25.96
Turnout 162,192−20.55
Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 17 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican J. E. "Buster" Brown 121,67659.60
Democratic Ronnie Harrison 82,46840.40
Majority39,20819.21
Turnout 204,144
Republican hold

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 17Counties in District
1 Alexander H. Phillips Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria.
2
3 David Y. Portis Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Lavaca, Wharton.
4 Peter W. Gray Harris.
5 Mark M. Potter Galveston.
6
7
8
9 Anthony Martin Branch
David Catchings Dickson 		Grimes, Montgomery, Walker.
10 David Catchings Dickson
11 Benton Randolph
12 William A. Saylor Brazos, Burleson, Milam.
13
14 Jewett H. Davenport Bell, Falls, Milam.
15 Walter Moses Burton Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton.
16
17
18 John Johnson Collin, Denton.
19
20 William Allen
21
22 Henry A. Finch
23 Miles Crowley Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton.
24 Miles Crowley
Morris Lasker
25 John E. Linn
26
27 Robert V. Davidson
28
29 Robert V. Davidson
William M. Holland
30 Thomas W. Masterson
31 Thomas W. Masterson
John E. Kauffman
32 John E. Kauffman
33 John E. Kauffman
William L. Hall
34 William L. Hall
35
36
37 William L. Hall
Thomas J. Holbrook
38 Thomas J. Holbrook
39 Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton.
40
41
42
43
44
45
46 William E. Stone
47
48
49
50 Jimmy Phillips
51
52
53 Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda.
54
55
56 Jimmy Phillips
A. R. "Babe" Schwartz
57 A. R. "Babe" Schwartz
58 Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston.
59
60 All of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston.
Portion of Harris.
61
62
63 All of Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Matagorda.
Portion of Harris.
64
65
66
67 J. E. "Buster" Brown
68 Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris.
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78 Kyle Janek Portions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson.
79
80 Kyle Janek
Joan Huffman
81 Joan Huffman
82
83 Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris.
84
85
86
87
88 All of Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton.
Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller.
89

Notes

  1. ↑ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city
  2. ↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

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