Texas Senate, District 20 Explained

State:Texas
Percent Asian:1.9
Population:900,121
Percent Hispanic:79.7
District:20
Percent Black:2.2
Percent White:16.3
Residence:McAllen
Party:Democratic
Representative:Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
Chamber:Senate

District 20 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brooks, Jim Wells counties and portions of Hidalgo and Nueces counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

The current senator from District 20 is Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa.

Biggest cities in the district

District 20 has a population of 833,339 with 577,960 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[2]

NameCountyPop.[3]
1Corpus ChristiNueces305,110
2McAllenHidalgo116,299
3EdinburgHidalgo77,100
4MissionHidalgo77,058
5AliceJim Wells19,104

Election history

Election history of District 20 from 1992.

1992

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 20width=70% Counties in District
3David C. Van DerlipBexar, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Medina, Santa Fé.
4John Winfield Scott DancyBastrop, Caldwell, Fayette.
5James W. McDadeWashington.
6
7Chauncey Berkeley Shepard
8
9Alfred T. Obenchain
William Quayle
Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant.
10William Quayle
11William R. Shannon
12William H. PyleEllis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro.
13
14Amzi BradshawDallas, Ellis, Tarrant.
15John W. CarrollAustin, Burleson, Washington.
16William Kercheval Homan
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18William R. ShannonJack, Parker, Tarrant, Wise.
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20James Jones Jarvis
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22Augustus M. Carter
23Walter TipsBurnet, Travis, Williamson.
24
25William D. Yett
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27
28James H. FaubionBurnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson.
29George Washington Glasscock, Jr.
30
31John L. Peeler
32
33Temple H. McGregor
34Robert J. Eckhardt
Temple H. McGregor
35Walter D. Caldwell
36
37Ashley E. Wood
38
39Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson.
40
41John W. Hornsby
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43
44
45Houghton Brownlee
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47
48
49James A. Stanford
50
51Carlos C. Ashley, Sr.
52
53William H. ShiremanKenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy.
54
55Bruce Reagan
56
57
58
59
60All of Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy.
Portion of Cameron.
61Ronald W. Bridges
62
63Mike McKinnonBee, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Willacy.
64
65Carlos F. Truan
66
67
68All of Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Willacy.
Portion of Hidalgo.
69
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78Juan "Chuy" HinojosaAll of Brooks, Jim Wells, Nueces.
Portion of Hidalgo.
79
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83All of Brooks, Jim Wells.
Portions of Hidalgo and Nueces.
84
85
86
87
88

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate Districts PLANS2168 . WTAW . 25 July 2024.
  2. Web site: District Population Analysis with County Subtotals . 2020-06-19 . The Texas State Senate.
  3. Web site: Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District . 2020-06-19 . The Texas State Senate.