Texas Senate, District 18

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Texas's 18th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Lois Kolkhorst
R – Brenham
Demographics46.4%  White
13%  Black
31.2%  Hispanic
9.6%  Asian
Population956,463

District 18 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Lavaca, Lee, Refugio, Victoria, and Washington counties, and portions of Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller counties in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]

Contents

The current senator from District 18 is Lois Kolkhorst.

Biggest cities in the district

District 18 has a population of 809,726 with 587,890 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. [2]

NameCountyPop. [3] [lower-alpha 1]
1 Victoria Victoria 62,592
2 Rosenberg Fort Bend 28,651
3 Bay City Matagorda 17,614
4 Brenham Washington 15,716
5 Katy Fort Bend/Harris/Waller 14,102

Election history

Election history of District 18 from 1992. [lower-alpha 2]

2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 18 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent)186,36766.17+0.38
Democratic Josh Tutt95,28733.83−0.38
Turnout 281,654100.00
Republican hold

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 18 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent)277,87265.79−19.99
Democratic Michael Antalan144,48934.21+34.21
Turnout 422,361100.00
Republican hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 18 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent)229,05185.78
Libertarian Kathie L. Stone37,96514.22
Turnout 267,016
Republican hold

2014 (special)

Texas special general election, 2014: Senate District 18 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lois Kolkhorst 21,96155.81
Republican Gary Gates 13,43934.15
Democratic Cindy Drabek1,8934.81
Democratic Christian E. Hawkins1,2803.25
Republican Charles Gregory7791.98
Turnout 39,352
Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 18 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Glenn Hegar (Incumbent)211,230100.00+29.57
Turnout 211,230
Republican hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 18 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Glenn Hegar (Incumbent)146,08770.43−8.49
Democratic Patricia "Pat" Olney61,34529.57+29.57
Turnout 207,432
Republican hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 18 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Glenn Hegar 110,51278.92+33.80
Libertarian Roy O. Wright, II29,51121.08+19.51
Majority81,00157.85+49.67
Turnout 140,023−12.60
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 18 [11]
CandidateVotes %±
Gary Gates 12,93335.63
✓ Glenn Hegar 19,93454.92
David Stall 3,4289.44
Majority7,00119.29
Turnout 36,295

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 18 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lester Phipps 72,29645.13+4.57
Democratic Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)85,40153.31−6.13
Libertarian Horace Henley 2,5081.57+1.57
Majority13,1058.18−10.70
Turnout 160,205+11.65
Democratic hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 18 [13]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Lester Phipps 11,77450.13
Michael Rozell 11,71349.87
Majority610.26
Turnout 23,487

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 18 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Reese Turner 58,19540.56+40.56
Democratic Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)85,29159.44−40.56
Majority27,09618.88−81.12
Turnout 143,486+46.32
Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 18 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)98,066100.00+40.34
Majority98,066100.00+80.68
Turnout 98,066−48.56
Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 18 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)113,72959.66
Republican Carolyn McDaniel 76,90540.34
Majority6,82419.32
Turnout 190,634
Democratic hold

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 18Counties in District
1 José Antonio Navarro Bexar.
2 Bexar, Comal.
3 Alexander H. Phillips Calhoun, DeWitt, Gonzales, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria.
4 Franklin H. Merriman
Mark M. Potter 		Brazoria, Galveston.
5 Cornelius McAnelly Harris.
6 Edward A. Palmer
7 Benjamin F. Tankersly
Hiram George Runnels
8 Abram Morris Gentry
9 John W. Durant Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Madison, Robertson.
10
11 James B. Boyd
12 Phidello W. Hall Freestone, Leon, Robertson.
13
14 William D. Wood Brazos, Leon, Robertson.
15 John Thomas Brady Harris, Montgomery.
16 Charles Stewart
17
18 William O. Davis Cooke, Grayson.
19
20 Elbridge G. Douglass
21 Elbridge G. Douglass
John W. Finlay
22 Calhoun L. Potter
23 Friench Simpson Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca.
24
25 Abnus B. Kerr
26
27 David A. Paulus
28 Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca.
29
30
31
32
33 David A. Paulus
Isaac E. Clark
34 Isaac E. Clark
35
36
37
38
39 John Heywood Bailey Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson.
40
41 James W. Stevenson
42
43 Elmo J. Blackert
44
45 Morris Roberts
46
47 Fred Mauritz
48
49
50
51 John Junior Bell
52
53 John Junior Bell
William S. Fly 		Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria.
54 William S. Fly
55
56
57 William Neff "Bill" Patman
58
59
60 Aransas, Austin, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, San Patricio, Victoria, Washington, Wharton.
61
62
63 Bastrop, Bell, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Milam, Victoria, Williamson.
64
65
66
67 John T. Wilson
68 John Sharp All of Aransas, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria.
Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Williamson.
69
70 Ken Armbrister
71
72
73 All of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Wharton.
Portions of Fort Bend, Hays.
74 All of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Wharton.
Portions of Fort Bend, Guadalupe, Hays.
75
76
77
78 All of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton.
Portion of Fort Bend.
79
80 Glenn Hegar
81
82
83 Glenn Hegar
Lois Kolkhorst 		Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton.
Portions of Harris, Fort Bend, Nueces.
84 Lois Kolkhorst
85
86
87
88 Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Lavaca, Lee, Refugio, Victoria, Washington.
Portions of Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller.

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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