State: | Texas |
District: | 18 |
Chamber: | House of Representatives |
Representative: | Ernest Bailes |
Party: | Republican |
Percent White: | 68.6 |
Percent Black: | 8.2 |
Percent Hispanic: | 21.2 |
Percent Asian: | 0.8 |
Population: | 199,901 |
Population Year: | 2021 |
Voting Age: | 147,206 |
Notes: | [1] |
Percent Other Race: | 1.2 |
District 18 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives.
The district has been represented by Republican Ernest Bailes since January 10, 2017, after the retirement of John Otto in 2016, who had represented the district since 2005.[2]
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections, the district encompasses San Jacinto, Liberty and Hardin counties in East Texas.