Texas's 29th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Cesar Blanco
D–El Paso
Demographics12.4% White
4.2% Black
82.2% Hispanic
1.9% Asian
Population853,350

District 29 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

The current senator from District 29 is Cesar Blanco.

Biggest cities in the district

District 29 has a population of 816,681 with 571,426 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

Name County Pop.[2][a]
1 El Paso El Paso 649,121
2 Socorro El Paso 32,013
3 Horizon City El Paso 16,735
4 Anthony El Paso 5,011
5 Van Horn Culberson 2,063

Election history

Election history of District 30 from 1992.[b]

Previous elections

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bethany Hatch 82,437 33.00% +33.00
Democratic Cesar Blanco 167,405 67.00% -33.00
Turnout 249,842 100.00%
Democratic hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 29[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jose R. Rodriguez (Incumbent) 167,169 100.00 +31.4
Turnout 167,169
Democratic hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 29[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Chavez 53,190 31.40 -8.36
Democratic Jose R. Rodriguez 116,208 68.60 +8.36
Turnout 169,398
Democratic hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 29[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Chavez 33,303 39.76 -1.45
Democratic Jose R. Rodriguez 50,460 60.24 +1.45
Turnout 83,763
Democratic hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald R. "Dee" Margo 36,127 41.21 +41.21
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent) 51,531 58.79 -41.21
Majority 15,404 17.57 -82.43
Turnout 87,658 +19.74
Democratic hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 29[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent) 73,205 100.00 0.00
Majority 73,205 100.00 0.00
Turnout 73,205 -27.55
Democratic hold

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 29[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent) 101,045 100.00 +26.28
Majority 101,045 100.00 +52.55
Turnout 101,045 -17.11
Democratic hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 29[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Randy Berry 32,029 26.28 +26.28
Democratic Eliot Shapleigh 89,868 73.72 -26.28
Majority 57,839 47.45 -52.55
Turnout 121,897 +89.85
Democratic hold
Democratic primary runoff, 1996: Senate District 29[10]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Eliot Shapleigh 24,666 61.82 [11]+26.30
Hector Villa 15,235 38.18 +18.70
Majority 9,431 23.64
Turnout 39,901
Democratic primary, 1996: Senate District 29[12]
Candidate Votes % ±
Ray Mancera 8,672 17.38
Rene Nunez 5,758 11.54
✓ Eliot Shapleigh 17,723 35.52
Marie Tarvin-Garland 8,017 16.07
✓ Hector Villa 9,722 19.49
Turnout 49,892

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 29[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peggy Rosson (Incumbent) 64,207 100.00 0.00
Majority 64,207 100.00 0.00
Turnout 64,207 -34.79
Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 29[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peggy Rosson (Incumbent) 98,461 100.00
Majority 98,461 100.00
Turnout 98,461
Democratic hold
Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 29[15]
Candidate Votes % ±
Bonnie Rangel Guaderrama 13,114 31.22
Malcolm McGregor 5,018 11.95
✓ Peggy Rosson (Incumbent) 23,870 56.83
Majority 10,756 25.61
Turnout 42,002

District officeholders

Legislature Senator, District 29 Counties in District
5 James H. Durst Kinney, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb.
6 Edward R. Hord
7 Forbes Britton
8 Benjamin Franklin Neal
Forbes Britton
9 Pryor Lea Bee, Dimmit, Goliad, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio.
10
11 John T. Littleton
12 Theodor Rudolph Hertzberg Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard.
13 Henry C. King
14 Joseph E. Dwyer All of Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Wilson.
Portion of Bexar.
15 John Salmon "Rip" Ford Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala.
16
17 Charles A. McLane
Stephen Powers
18 James Richard Fleming Andrews, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Fisher, Gaines, Howard, Jones, Martin, McCulloch, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor.
19 James Henry Calhoun
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21 Henry T. Sims
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23 Demosthenes F. Goss Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Greer, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
24 Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Greer, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Shackelford, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
25 Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Greer, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
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28 Davis E. Decker Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
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30 John W. Veale
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32 Willard A. Johnson
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36 William S. Bell
William H. Bledsoe
37 William H. Bledsoe
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39 Benjamin F. Berkeley Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler.
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43 Kenneth M. Regan
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45 Henry L. Winfield
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51 Hill D. Hudson
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53 James T. Rutherford Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Loving, Midland, Reeves, Ward, Winkler.
54 Frank Owen, III
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59 Wallace E. "Pete" Snelson
60 Joe Christie Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth.
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63 H. Tati Santiesteban El Paso, Hudspeth.
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68 Portion of El Paso.
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72 Peggy Rosson
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75 Eliot Shapleigh
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82 José R. Rodríguez
83 Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio.
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87 Cesar Blanco

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 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  7. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  8. ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  9. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  10. ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  11. ^ Change from Primary Election
  12. ^ "1996 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  13. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  14. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  15. ^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
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