Texas Senate, District 2

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Texas's 2nd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Bob Hall
R – Edgewood
Demographics51.8%  White
13.1%  Black
30.5%  Hispanic
2.3%  Asian
0.1% Other
Population (2016)875,650

District 2 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties, and portions of Dallas county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 2 is Bob Hall.

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Election history

Election history of District 2 from 1992. [1]

Most recent elections

2022

2022 Texas Senate election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bob Hall153,17665.7+6.4
Democratic Prince Giadolor79,95034.3
Turnout 233,126100
Republican hold

2018

2018 General Election: Senate District 2 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bob Hall 153,15159.35-24.25
Democratic Kendall Scudder104,89740.65+40.65
Turnout 258,048
Republican hold
Republican Primary, 2018: Senate District 2 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hall (Incumbent) 35,530 53.23%
Republican Cindy Burkett 31,21646.77%
Democratic Primary, 2018: Senate District 2 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendall Scudder 20,573 100.00%

2014

Texas General Elections 2014: Senate District 2 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bob Hall 99,86883.6
Libertarian Don Bates 19,60916.4
Majority
Turnout 119,477
Republican hold
Republican Primary Runoff, 2014: Senate District 2 [6]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Bob Hall 18,23050.4
Bob Deuell 17,93049.6
Majority
Turnout 36,160
Republican Primary, 2014: Senate District 2 [7]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Bob Deuell 23,84748.5
✓ Bob Hall 19,08538.8
Mark Thompson 6,24012.7
Majority
Turnout 49,172

2010

Texas General Election, 2010: Senate District 2 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Deuell (Incumbent) 105,779 66.38%
Democratic Kathleen Maria Shaw 53,56633.62%
Republican Primary, 2010: Senate District 2 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Deuell (Incumbent) 38,086 70.96%
Republican Sharon Russell 15,58829.04%
Democratic Primary, 2010: Senate District 2 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen Maria Shaw 9,561 100.00%

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 2 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bob Deuell 92,43178.68+24.74
Libertarian Dennis Kaptain 25,40321.31+19.82
Majority67,38857.36+47.98
Turnout 117,474-20.86
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 2 [12]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Bob Deuell 17,02667.34
Tim McCallum 8,25932.66
Majority8,76734.67
Turnout 25,285

Previous elections

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 2 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bob Deuell 80,07553.94+7.12
Democratic David H. Cain 66,15144.56-8.61
Libertarian Robert Parker 2,2171.49+1.49
Majority13,9249.38+3.03
Turnout 148,443-21.21
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 2 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David H. Cain 100,18153.18+1.00
Republican Bob Deuell 88,21246.82-1.00
Majority11,9696.35+2.01
Turnout 188,393+19.02
Democratic hold
Republican primary runoff, 2000: Senate District 2 [15]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Bob Deuell 4,63362.79
Richard Harvey 2,74637.21
Majority1,88725.57
Turnout 7,379
Republican primary, 2000: Senate District 2 [16]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Richard Harvey 10,26337.88
✓ Bob Deuell 9,91636.60
Keith Wheeler6,91225.51
Turnout 27,091

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 2 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David H. Cain 82,58052.17-1.58
Republican Bob Reese 75,70447.83-1.58
Majority6,8764.34+4.34
Turnout 158,28429.66+19.02
Democratic hold
Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 2 [18]
CandidateVotes %±
Richard Harvey 9,56641.35
✓ Bob Reese 13,56858.65
Turnout 23,134

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 2 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David H. Cain 61,75750.59+10.51
Republican Richard Harvey 60,31749.41-4.13
Majority1,4401.18-12.28
Turnout 122,074-49.42
Democratic gain from Republican
Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 2 [20]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Richard Harvey 7,96270.62
Roland Cordobes 3,31229.37
Turnout 11,274

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 2 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Florence Shapiro 129,22953.54
Democratic Ted Lyon 96,74640.08
Libertarian Richard C. Donaldson 15,3846.37
Majority32,48213.46
Turnout 241,358
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 2 [22]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Florence Shapiro 7,79350.59
Don Kent 7,60949.40
Majority1841.19
Turnout 15,402
Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 2 [23]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Florence Shapiro 17,73748.37
✓ Don Kent 12,74234.74
Jack Harvard6,18916.87
Turnout 36,668

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [24]
2018 U.S. Senate Cruz 58.0–41.3%
2018 Governor Abbott 62.3–36.0%
2016 President Trump 61.1–35.5%
2014 U.S. Senate Cornyn 67.2-29.4%
2012 President Romney 63.3–35.5%
2012 U.S. Senate Cruz 61.5–35.8%

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 2Counties in District
1 Ballard C. Bagby Bowie, Red River.
2 James B. Wootten Bowie, Cass, Red River, Titus.
3 Albert Hamilton Latimer Lamar, Red River.
4 William M. "Buckskin" Williams Fannin, Lamar.
5 Johnson Wren Hopkins, Lamar.
6
7
8 Lewis G. Harmon
9 Anderson F. Crawford
James W. Andres 		Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler.
10 Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton
11 William M. Neyland
12 Amos Clark
William H. Swift 		Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity.
13 William H. Swift
14 Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby.
15 Peyton Forbes Edwards Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine.
16
17 William Wallace Weatherred
18 Frank L. Johnson Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby.
19 Caleb Jackson Garrison
20
21 James M. Ingram
22
23 John Walter Cranford Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus.
24 James L. Darwin
25
26 Charles O. James
27
28 James T. Patteson Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus.
29 Charles M. Chambers
30
31 H. Bascom Thomas
John L. Ratliff
32 John L. Ratliff
33 Henry Lewis Darwin
34
35 Charles R. Floyd
36
37
38
39 James G. Strong Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
40 Margie E. Neal
41
42
43
44 Joe L. Hill, Jr.
45
46
47
48 Wardlow Lane
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58 Jack Strong
59
60 Gregg, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood.
61
62 Lindley Beckworth
63 Peyton McKnight Collin, Gregg, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood.
64
65
66
67
68 Ted Lyon All of Collin, Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Van Zandt, Wood.
Portion of Dallas.
69
70
71
72
73 Florence Shapiro Collin, Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Van Zandt, Wood.
74 David H. Cain All of Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood.
Portions of Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Smith.
75
76
77
78 Robert F. Deuell All of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt.
Portions of Dallas, Smith.
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80
81
82
83
84 Bob Hall Dallas (part), Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt.
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86
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88 Collin, Dallas (part), Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Van Zandt.

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  1. ↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
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