Texas Senate, District 6

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Texas's 4th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Carol Alvarado
D – Houston
Demographics10.1%  White
12.7%  Black
75.3%  Hispanic
2.4%  Asian
Population863,488

District 6 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] The seat is currently held by Carol Alvarado, [2] who won a 2018 special election after the resignation of Senator Sylvia Garcia.

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Election history

Election history of District 6 from 1992. [3]

2024

Texas general election, 2024: Senate District 6 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Alvarado 119,28063.01
Republican Martha Fierro70,01336.99
Majority49,26726.02
Turnout 189,293
Democratic hold

2022

Carol Alvarado (Democratic) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Alvarado was declared elected without a vote. [5]

2020

Change with 2016.

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 6 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Carol Alvarado 137,89584.05−15.95
Libertarian Timothy Duffield26,16615.95+15.95
Majority111,72968.10−31.90
Turnout 164,061
Democratic hold

2018 (special)

2018 Texas Senate District 6 special election - 11 December 2018 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Alvarado 7,62950.37
Democratic Ana Hernandez 3,69024.36
Republican Martha Elena Fierro3,50523.14
Democratic Mia Mundy3222.13
Majority4,12427.23
Turnout 15,146
Democratic hold

2016

Change with 2012.

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sylvia Garcia 119,891100.00+29.05
Majority119,891100.00+58.10
Turnout 119,891
Democratic hold

2013 (special)

2013 Texas Senate District 6 special runoff election - 3 February 2013 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sylvia Garcia 9,59552.89+7.54
Democratic Carol Alvarado 8,54647.11+5.49
Majority1,0495.78
Turnout 18,141
Democratic hold
2013 Texas Senate District 6 special election - 26 January 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sylvia Garcia 7,424 45.35
Democratic Carol Alvarado 6,813 41.62
Republican R. W. Bray1,0156.20
Republican Dorothy Olmos4612.82
Democratic Joaquin Martinez4052.47
Independent Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes1250.76
Green Maria Selva730.45
Democratic Susan Delgado530.32
Turnout 16,369

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 6 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mario Gallegos Jr. 93,28970.95+0.94
Republican R. W. Bray38,20129.05+2.42
Majority55,08841.90−1.48
Turnout 131,490
Democratic hold


2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 6 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mario Gallegos Jr. 72,96070.01−21.73
Republican Gilbert Pena27,75126.63+26.63
Libertarian Susan Delgado3,4963.35−4.70
Majority45,20943.38−40.31
Turnout 104,207
Democratic hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 6 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mario Gallegos Jr. 75,31891.74−8.24
Libertarian Tony Deppenschmidt6,6148.05+8.05
Write-InSusan Delgado1600.19+0.19
Majority68,70483.69−16.31
Turnout 82,092+51.65
Democratic hold
Democratic primary, 2004: Senate District 6 [14]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Mario V. Gallegos, Jr. 6,48453.92
Yolanda Navarro Flores 5,54146.07
Turnout 12,025

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 6 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mario Gallegos, Jr. 54,130100.000.00
Majority54,130100.00+43.41
Turnout 54,130+43.41
Democratic hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 6 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mario Gallegos, Jr. 37,746100.000.00
Majority37,746100.00−2.59
Turnout 37,746−2.59
Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 6 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mario Gallegos, Jr. 38,749100.00+57.52
Majority38,749100.00+69.20
Turnout 38,749−74.55
Democratic gain from Republican
Democratic primary runoff, 1994: Senate District 6 [18]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Mario V. Gallegos, Jr. 9,61357.19
Roman O. Martinez 7,19342.80
Turnout 16,806
Democratic primary, 1994: Senate District 6 [19]
CandidateVotes %±
✓ Roman O. Martinez 9,02637.91
✓ Mario V. Gallegos, Jr. 5,99025.15
Yolanda Navarro Flores 4,93620.73
David Thomas McCullough3,85716.19
Turnout 23,809

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 6 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Shelley 87,57057.52
Democratic Don Coffey 64,66942.48
Majority22,90115.04
Turnout 152,239
Republican gain from Democratic

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 6Counties in District
1 Jesse J. Robinson Jasper, Sabine.
2 John H. McRae Jasper, Newton, Sabine.
3 James F. Taylor Harrison, Smith, Upshur.
4 George Washington Hill Henderson, Limestone, Navarro.
5 Simpson C. Newman Upshur, Wood.
6 Jonathan Russell
7
8 Emory Rains
9 Matthew Fielding Locke
Stephen W. Beasley 		Harrison, Upshur.
10 Stephen W. Beasley
11 C. C. Coppedge
12 James Postell Douglas Smith, Upshur.
13 John Lane Henry
14 John Lafayette Camp
15 William Amos Wortham Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus.
16 William Jesse Swain
17
18 John C. Buchanan Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood.
19 John Lafayette Camp, Jr.
20
21 William C. "Cone" Johnson
22
23 Oliver P. Bowser Dallas, Rockwall.
24
25
26 Barry Miller
27
28 William C. McKamy, Jr.
29
30 Erasmus G. Senter
31
32 James C. McNealus
33
34
35
36
37 James C. McNealus
Hart Willis
38 John Davis
39 J. Roy Hardin Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro.
40 Julian P. Greer
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42
43
44 Clay Cotten
45
46
47
48 Clay Cotten
James E. Taylor
49 James E. Taylor
50
51 James E. Taylor
George O. Nokes, Jr.
52 George O. Nokes, Jr.
53 J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr. Harris.
54
55
56 Robert W. Baker
57
58 Criss Cole
59
60 Portion of Harris.
61
62 James P. Wallace
63
64 Lindon Williams
65
66
67
68
69
70 Gene Green
71
72
73 Dan Shelley
74 Mario Gallegos, Jr.
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83 Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Sylvia Garcia
84 Sylvia Garcia
85 Sylvia Garcia
Carol Alvarado
86 Carol Alvarado
87
88
89

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