Texas Senate, District 23

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Texas's 23rd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Royce West
D – Dallas
Demographics14.5%  White
38.8%  Black
45.3%  Hispanic
1.8%  Asian
Population887,311

District 23 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Dallas and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The current senator from District 23 is Royce West.

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In 1914, it was made up eleven counties in South Texas, including Duval County. Archie Parr represented it from 1915–1934. [2]

Biggest cities in the district

District 23 has a population of 813,699 with 576,192 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. [3]

NameCountyPop. [4] [a]
1 Dallas Dallas 607,734
2 DeSoto 49,047
3 Cedar Hill 44,477
4 Duncanville 38,524
5 Lancaster 36,361

Election history

Election history of District 23 from 1992. [b]

2024

Texas general election, 2024: Senate District 23 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent) 253,413 100.00
Majority253,413100.00
Turnout 253,413
Democratic hold

2022

Royce West (Democratic) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and West was declared elected without a vote. [6]

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 23 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)192,148100.00+20.61
Majority192,148100.00+39.45
Turnout 192,148
Democratic hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 23 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)99,10279.39−2.51
Republican John Lawson23,52018.84+0.74
Libertarian Jonathan F. Erhardt2,2041.77+1.77
Majority75,58260.55−3.25
Turnout 124,826
Democratic hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 23 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)187,40781.90−10.50
Republican Bishop John Lawson41,42918.10+18.10
Majority145,97863.80−21.00
Turnout 228,836
Democratic hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 23 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)176,45192.40−7.60
Libertarian Jim Renfro14,5037.60+7.60
Majority161,94884.80−15.20
Turnout 190,954
Democratic hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 23 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)150,244100.000.00
Majority150,244100.000.00
Turnout 150,244+47.60
Democratic hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 23 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)101,793100.000.00
Majority101,793100.000.00
Turnout 101,793+65.02
Democratic hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 23 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)61,685100.000.00
Majority61,685100.000.00
Turnout 61,685−22.07
Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 23 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West (Incumbent)79,157100.00+10.54
Majority79,157100.00+21.09
Turnout 79,157−36.12
Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 23 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Royce West 110,85689.46
Libertarian Henry Burden 13,06610.54
Majority97,79078.91
Turnout 123,922
Democratic hold
Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 23 [16]
CandidateVotes %±
Jerald Larry 5,96313.88
Jesse Oliver 12,24028.49
✓ Royce West 24,76457.63
Majority12,52429.15
Turnout

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 23Counties in District
4 Thomas Hinds Duggan DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca.
5 James H. Armstrong Bell, Falls, McLennan, Milam, Williamson.
6
7 George Bernard Erath
8
9 Chauncey Berkeley Shepard Austin, Washington.
10
11 James W. McDade
12 George R. Shannon Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Taylor.
13 Andrew J. Ball
14 Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young.
15 Thomas Ball Clay, Jack, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, Wise, Young.
16 William R. Shannon
17
18 Andrew Jackson Harris Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas.
19 Charles Keith Bell
20
21 George W. Tyler
22
23 Edwin Augustus Atlee Aransas, Cameron, Duval, Encinal, Hidalgo, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata.
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25
26
27 D. McNeill Turner
28 John G. Willacy Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata.
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30
31
32
33
34 Archie Parr
35 Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata.
36
37
38
39 John D. Parnell Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
40 William D. McFarlane
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42 Benjamin G. Oneal
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44
45
46 George C. Moffett
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48
49
50
51
52
53 Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
54
55
56
57
58 Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
59 Jack Hightower
60 Oscar Mauzy Portion of Dallas.
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62
63
64
65
66
67
68 Portions of Dallas, Tarrant.
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70 Eddie Bernice Johnson
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72
73 Royce West Portion of Dallas.
74 Portions of Dallas, Tarrant.
75
76
77
78 Portion of Dallas.
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80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88 Portions of Dallas, Tarrant.
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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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  2. ↑ Lynch, Dudley M. (January 1, 1976). The Duke of Duval: The Life and Times of George B. Parr. Waco: Texian Press. p. 21. ISBN   0-87244-044-3. LCCN   76-54438 . Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ "County by County Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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  12. ↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  16. ↑ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
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