Texas Senate, District 4

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Texas's 4th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Brandon Creighton
R Conroe
Demographics59%  White
13.9%  Black
22.9%  Hispanic
3.8%  Asian
Population942,938

District 4 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Chambers and Jefferson counties, and portions of Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery counties in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. [1] The current senator from District 4 is Brandon Creighton, the winner of a special election held on August 5, 2014, to succeed the resigning Tommy Williams.

Contents

Election history

Election history of District 4 from 1992. [2]

Most recent election

2014 (special election on August 5)

Brandon Creighton (Republican) 15,232 (67.38%)
Steve Toth (Republican) 7,373 (32.61%) [3]

Previous elections

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brandon Creighton (Incumbent)239,86967.35-19.98
Democratic Jay Stittleburg126,01930.19+30.19
Libertarian Cameron Brock10,2772.46-10.21
Majority417,401100.00
Turnout 250,521
Republican hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Brandon Creighton (Incumbent)239,86987.33+1.08
Libertarian Jenn West34,79112.67-1.08
Majority274,660100.00
Turnout 250,521
Republican hold

2014 (special election on August 5)

Brandon Creighton (Republican) 15,232 (67.38%)
Steve Toth (Republican) 7,373 (32.61%) [4]

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tommy Williams (Incumbent)216,07686.25-13.75
Libertarian Bob Townsend34,44513.75+13.75
Majority250,521100.00
Turnout 250,521
Republican hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tommy Williams (Incumbent)203,367100.00
Majority203,367100.00
Turnout 203,367
Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 4 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tommy Williams (Incumbent)176,464100.00+36.47
Majority176,464100.00+72.93
Turnout 176,464+15.30
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tommy Williams 97,23763.53+18.69
Democratic Mike Smith 55,80836.47-18.69
Majority41,42927.07+16.76
Turnout 153,045+10.28
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary runoff, 2002: Senate District 4 [7]
CandidateVotes %±
Michael Galloway 5,32046.11+11.32
Tommy Williams 6,21853.89+8.69
Majority8980.92
Turnout 11,538
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 4 [8]
CandidateVotes %±
Martin Basaldua 4,57120.01
Michael Galloway 7,94734.79
Tommy Williams 10,32745.20
Turnout 22,845

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 4 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Michael Galloway (Incumbent)62,23744.85-7.90
Democratic David Bernsen 76,54055.15+7.90
Majority14,30310.31+4.82
Turnout 138,777-7.64
Democratic gain from Republican
Republican primary, 1998: Senate District 4 [10]
CandidateVotes %±
Michael Galloway (Incumbent)9,83453.93
Bill Leigh 8,40046.07
Majority1,4341.87
Turnout

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 4 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Carl A. Parker (Incumbent)71,10247.26-7.31
Republican Michael Galloway 79,25252.74+7.31
Majority8,2405.48-3.65
Turnout 150,264-28.70
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 4 [12]
CandidateVotes %±
Jim Alexander6,86249.75
Michael Galloway 6,93250.25
Majority700.09
Turnout 13,794

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 4 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Carl A. Parker (Incumbent)114,99954.57
Republican Michael Galloway 95,74145.43
Majority19,2589.14
Turnout 210,740
Democratic hold

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 4Counties in District
1 Joseph Lewis Hogg [14]
Isaac Parker
Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk
2 Isaac Parker
David Gage
Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk
3 Albert G. Walker [15]
Samuel R. Campbell
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, Henderson
4 Hart Hardin Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Van Zandt
5 Malachi W. Allen Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Kaufman
6
7 James W. Throckmorton
8
9 Lewis F. Casey Panola, Sabine, Shelby
10 Spearman Holland
11 James A. Truitt
12 E. Pettit Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt
13 Thomas J. Word
14 Winfield B. Stirman Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Van Zandt
15 Walter Riptoe Harrison
16
17 Robert L. Hightower
18 John A. Peacock Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
19
20 William Thomas Armistead
21
22 Lucius Whatley [16]
Henry F. O'Neal
23 James D. Woods Cooke, Grayson
24
25
26 Calhoun L. Potter
27
28 James L. Harbison
29
30
31 Robert E. Cofer
32
33 Silas B. Cowell
34
35 George W. Dayton
36
37 Dan S. McMillin
38
39 Henry F. Triplett Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
40 Henry F. Triplett [17]
Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr.
41 Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr.
42
43
44 Allan Shivers
45
46
47
48
49
50 Wilfred Roy Cousins, Jr.
51
52 Jep Fuller
53 Jefferson, Orange
54
55
56
57
58 D. Roy Harrington
59
60
61
62
63 Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
64
65 Carl A. Parker
66
67
68 All of Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange.
Portions of Galveston, Harris, Montgomery
69
70
71
72
73
74 Michael L. Galloway
75
76 David Bernsen
77
78 Tommy Williams All of Liberty, Orange.
Portions of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Montgomery
79
80
81
82
83 Tommy Williams
Brandon Creighton
Portions of Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Montgomery
84 Brandon Creighton
85
86
87
88

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  14. Senator Hogg granted leave of absence 4 May 1846
  15. Senator Walker resigned 30 March 1850, and replaced by Campbell
  16. Senator Whatley resigned 29 April 1891
  17. Senator Triplett died 14 December 1928