Texas Senate, District 6 Explained

State:Texas
Percent Asian:2.4
Population:863,488
Percent Hispanic:75.3
District:4
Percent Black:12.7
Percent White:10.1
Residence:Houston
Party:Democratic
Representative:Carol Alvarado
Chamber:Senate

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.

Election history

Election history of District 6 from 1992.[3]

2022

Carol Alvarado (Democratic) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Alvarado was declared elected without a vote.[4]

2020

Change with 2016.

2016

Change with 2012.

1992

District officeholders

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

  1. Web site: State Senate District PLANS2168 . WTAW . 25 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722093608/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist6/dist6.htm . 2011-07-22 .
  3. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  4. News: 2022 Texas State Senate Election Results . 24 July 2024 . The Ledger . 12 January 2023 . en.