Texas's 22nd
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Brian Birdwell
R–Granbury
Demographics59.2% White
13.7% Black
23.8% Hispanic
2.9% Asian
Population879,234

District 22 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Bosque, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro, Somervell counties and portions of Tarrant county in the U.S. state of Texas.

The current senator from District 22 is Brian Birdwell.

Biggest cities in the district

District 22 has a population of 809,840 with 592,255 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

Name County Pop.[2][a]
1 Waco McLennan 124,805
2 Arlington Tarrant 68,248
3 Waxahachie Ellis 29,621
4 Cleburne Johnson 29,337
5 Burleson Johnson 29,111

Election history

Election history of District 22 from 1992.[b]

Previous elections

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 22
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Birdwell (Incumbent) 256,504 68.52 -1.91
Democratic Robert Vick 117,868 31.48 +1.91
Turnout 374,372 100.00
Republican hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 22[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Birdwell (Incumbent) 211,380 70.43 -15.14
Democratic Michael Collins 88,769 29.57 +29.57
Turnout 300,149
Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 22[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Birdwell (Incumbent) 188,544 85.57 -14.43
Libertarian Tom Kilbride 31,786 14.43 +14.43
Turnout 220,330
Republican hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Birdwell (Incumbent) 134,231 100.00
Turnout 134,231
Republican hold
Texas Special Runoff Election State Senate: Senate District 22[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brian Birdwell 14,218 57.90
Republican David Sibley 10,339 42.10
Turnout 24,557
Republican hold
Texas May Special Election, 2010: Senate District 22[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Sibley 13,423 44.97
Republican Brian Birdwell 10,900 36.51
Democratic Gayle R. Avant 3,968 13.29
Republican Darren Yancy 1,560 05.23
Turnout 29,851
Republican hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 22[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kip Averitt (Incumbent) 112,765 80.60 +13.22
Libertarian Phil Smart 27,141 19.40 +19.40
Majority 85,624 61.20 +26.45
Turnout 139,906 -11.38
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 22[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kip Averitt 106,371 67.38 -32.62
Democratic Richard "Richie" J. Renschler, Jr. 51,506 32.62 +32.62
Majority 54,865 34.75 -65.25
Turnout 157,877 +88.10
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 22[10]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Kip Averitt 20,074 57.63
Ed Harrison 14,758 42.37
Majority 5,316 15.26
Turnout 34,832

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 22[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Sibley (Incumbent) 83,933 100.00 +41.34
Majority 83,933 100.00 +82.68
Turnout 83,933 -40.73
Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 22[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Margaret Ross Messina 58,544 41.34 +1.64
Republican David Sibley (Incumbent)[13] 83,064 58.66 -1.64
Majority 24,520 17.32 -3.28
Turnout 141,608 -38.97
Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 22[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Glasgow (Incumbent) 92,113 39.70
Republican Jane Nelson 139,901 60.30
Majority 47,778 20.60
Turnout 232,014
Republican gain from Democratic

District officeholders

Legislature Senator, District 22 Counties in District
3 Benjamin Rush Wallace Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lamar, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Titus, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt.[15]
4 Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach Bexar, Comal, Medina.
5 William Harrison "Howdy" Martin Freestone, Henderson, Limestone, Navarro.
6
7
8 Francis Marion Martin
9 John T. Harcourt Colorado, Fayette, Matagorda, Wharton.
10
11 Richard V. Cook
12 E. Thomas Broughton Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young.
13
14 William H. Trolinger[16]
N. S. Craven 		Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Hardeman, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger.
15 John W. Moore Hill, Johnson, McLennan.
16
17 Lawrence Sullivan Ross
18 John A. Martin Falls, McLennan.
19 Richard H. Harrison
20 Richard H. Harrison[17]
Waller Saunders Baker
21 Richard H. Harrison
22 John H. Harrison
23 Leonidas Storey Lawhon Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson.
24
25 Edward D. Linn
26 Asbury Bascom Davidson
27
28 Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson.
29
30 William O. Murray
31
32
33 William O. Murray
John Heywood Bailey
34 John Heywood Bailey
35
36
37
38
39 Eugene Miller Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise.
40
41
42 H. Grady Woodruff
43
44
45
46 Royston Lanning
47
48
49
50 Robert L. Proffer
51
52 Wayne W. Wagonseller
53 Callahan, Clay, Denton, Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Wise.
54
55 Floyd Francis Bradshaw
56 Floyd Francis Bradshaw
Robert W. Baker
57 Robert W. Baker
Tom Creighton
58 Tom Creighton
59
60 All of Clay, Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Wise.
Portion of Tarrant.
61
62
63 All of Bosque, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Wise, Young.
Portion of Tarrant.
64
65 Bosque, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Wise, Young.
66
67 Bob Glasgow
68 All of Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Wise.
Portions of Denton, Tarrant.
69
70
71
72
73 Jane Nelson All of Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell, Wise.
Portions of Denton, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant.
74 David Sibley All of Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Jack, Palo Pinto, Somervell, Wise.
Portions of Denton, Johnson, McLennan, Parker, Tarrant.
75
76
77
78 Kip Averitt Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro, Somervell.
79
80
81 Kip Averitt
Brian Birdwell
82 Brian Birdwell
83 Bosque, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro, Somervell.
Portion of Tarrant.
84
85
86
87

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.

References

  1. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "2010 Special Runoff Election State Senate District 22". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "2010 May Special Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  9. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  10. ^ "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  12. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  13. ^ Sibley was the District 9 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate redistricting.
  14. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  15. ^ For the Third Texas Legislature only, District 22 was at-large district that covered most of east and northeast Texas. Citizens of all of these counties were also represented by another senator.
  16. ^ Craven sworn in on 25 January 1875 for Trolinger who had resigned.
  17. ^ Harrison resigned 20 April 1887. Baker elected in special election 4 June 1887, sworn in 16 April 1888
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