Texas Senate, District 30

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Texas's 30th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Drew Springer
R – Muenster
Demographics72.8%  White
6.7%  Black
17.2%  Hispanic
2.4%  Asian
Population914,739

District 30 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise and Young counties, and portions of Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

Contents

The district is currently represented by Drew Springer who took office in early January, 2021, replacing Pat Fallon.

Biggest cities in the district

District 30 has a population of 829,574 with 623,474 that are at voting age from the 2010 census. [1]

NameCountyPop. [2] [lower-alpha 1]
1 Wichita Falls Wichita 104,553
2 Denton Denton 73,602
3 Sherman Grayson 38,521
4 Wylie Collin 28,082
5 Weatherford Parker 25,250

Election history

Election history of District 30 from 1992. [lower-alpha 2]

Previous elections

2020

Texas's 30th State Senate District Special Election, 2020 runoff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Drew Springer Jr. 32,599 56.45%
Republican Shelley Luther25,14643.55%
Total votes57,745 100.0%
Republican hold
Texas's 30th State Senate District Special Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelley Luther 22,135 32.2%
Republican Drew Springer Jr. 21,971 31.9%
Democratic Jacob Minter14,57221.2%
Republican Christopher Watts4,2846.2%
Republican Craig Carter3,4135.0%
Republican Andy Hopper2,4323.5%
Total votes68,807 100.0%

2018

Pat Fallon defeated incumbent Craig Estes in the 2018 Republican primary.

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 30 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Pat Fallon 234,37473.92-12.73
Democratic Kevin Lopez82,66926.08+26.08
Turnout 317,043
Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 30 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)140,24086.65+0.53
Libertarian Cory Lane21,59913.35-0.53
Turnout 161,839
Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 30 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)217,87786.12+13.88
Libertarian Richard Wells Forsythe, Jr.35,12713.88+13.88
Turnout 253,004
Republican hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 30 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)221,470100.00
Turnout 221,470
Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 30 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)182,05769.05+1.49
Democratic Paul S. Gibbs 81,61430.95+1.18
Majority100,44338.09+0.31
Turnout 263,671+63.16
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 30 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)109,16767.55+4.91
Democratic Donald L. Acheson 48,11029.77-7.58
Libertarian Diane Wilson 4,3212.67+2.67
Majority61,05737.78+12.49
Turnout
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 30 [9]
CandidateVotes %±
Dave Deison 11,50842.30
✓ Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)15,69857.70
Majority4,19015.40
Turnout
Democratic primary, 2002: Senate District 30 [10]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Donald R. Acheson 12,72357.01
Robert H. Fenoglio, Sr. 9,59542.99
Majority3,12814.02
Turnout 22,318

2001

Special Election Runoff: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term [11]
4 December 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig Estes 109,16762.70 [12] +15.49
Democratic Greg L. Underwood 9,12037.30+14.38
Majority6,21225.40
Turnout 24,452
Republican hold
Special Election: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term [13]
6 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig Estes 16,87047.21
Democratic Greg L. Underwood 8,18922.92
Republican Kirk Wilson 6,10517.09
Republican Harry Reynolds 2,9088.14
Republican Doug Jeffrey 1,1393.19
Independent Rick Bunch 5201.46
Turnout 35,731

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 30 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tom Haywood (Incumbent)82,99662.65+11.44
Democratic Greg Underwood 49,48337.35-11.44
Majority33,51325.30+22.88
Turnout 132,479
Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 30 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steven A. Carriker (Incumbent)73,96448.79-1.94
Republican Tom Haywood 77,62651.21+1.94
Majority3,6622.42+0.95
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 30 [16]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Tom Haywood 9,28465.60
Doyle High 4,86834.40
Majority4,41631.20
Turnout 14,152

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 30 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steven A. Carriker (Incumbent)100,07950.73
Republican Tom Haywood 97,18049.27
Majority2,8991.47
Turnout 197,259
Democratic hold

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 30Counties in District
5 Antoine Supervièle Bexar.
6
7 Isaiah Addison Paschal
8
9 N. A. Mitchell
10 N. A. Mitchell
William B. Knox
11 William B. Knox
12 Albert Jennings Fountain Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala.
13
14 William J. Russell, Jr. All of Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala.
Portion of Bexar.
15 James Harvey McLeary Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green.
16 Augustus W. Houston
17
18 John Henry Traylor Bosque, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell.
19
20 Louis N. Frank
21
22
23 James W. Swayne Hood, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant.
24 William J. Bailey
25
26 William A. Hanger
27
28
29
30 David M. Alexander
31
32 Offa S. Lattimore
33
34
35
36 Robert Carlock
37
38 Robert A. Stuart
39 William H. Bledsoe Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum.
40
41 Pink L. Parrish
42
43 Arthur Pope Duggan
44 Arthur Pope Duggan
G. Hobert Nelson
45 G. Hobert Nelson
46
47 Marshall Formby
48
49 Sterling J. Parrish
50
51 Kilmer Blane Corbin, Sr.
52
53 Andrew J. "Andy" Rogers Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher.
54
55
56
57
58
59
60 Jack Hightower Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger.
61
62
63 Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger.
64 Ray Farabee
65
66
67
68 All of Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cooke, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
Portion of Denton.
69
70
71 Steve Carriker
72
73 All of Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
Portion of Denton.
74 Tom HaywoodAll of Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger.
Portions of Collin, Denton, Taylor.
75
76
77 Tom Haywood
Craig Estes
78 Craig Estes All of Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young.
Portions of Collin, Denton.
79
80
81
82
83 All of Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young.
Portions of Collin, Denton.
84
85
86 Pat Fallon
87 Drew Springer

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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