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Texas's 16th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
  Nathan Johnson
DDallas
Demographics44.6%  White
13.1%  Black
29.3%  Hispanic
12.7%  Asian
Population898,224

District 16 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Dallas county in the U.S. state of Texas.

The current senator from District 16 is Nathan M. Johnson.

Biggest cities in the district

District 17 has a population of 816,670 with 614,614 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. [1]

Name County Pop. [2] [a]
1 Dallas Dallas 350,201
2 Garland 134,462
3 Irving 121,029
4 Carrollton 49,352
5 Rowlett 49,188

Election history

Election history of District 25 from 1992. [b]

Previous elections

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 16 [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nathan Johnson 159,288 54.1
Republican Don Huffines ( Incumbent) 134,933 45.9
Turnout 294,161

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 16 [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Don Huffines 106,546 100.00
Turnout 106,546
Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 16 [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carona ( Incumbent) 181,746 100.00
Turnout 181,746

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 16 [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carona ( Incumbent) 121,928 56.25 -43.75
Democratic Rain Levy Minns 89,000 41.06 +41.06
Libertarian Paul E. Osborn 5,806 2.67 +2.67
Turnout 216,734
Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 16 [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carona ( Incumbent) 142,542 100.00 +35.93
Majority 142,542 100.00 +69.95
Turnout 142,542 -4.72
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 16 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carona ( Incumbent) 95,853 67.07 -35.93
Democratic Jan Erik Frederiksen 50,895 34.02 +34.02
Libertarian Jack Thompson 2,857 1.91 +1.91
Majority 44,958 30.05 -69.95
Turnout 149,605 +85.15
Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 16 [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carona ( Incumbent) [10] 80,802 100.00
Majority 80,802 100.00
Turnout 80,802
Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 16 [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John N. Leedom ( Incumbent) 108,229 87.10 +6.25
Libertarian Randal Morgan 15,959 12.84 -6.31
Write-In Henry Gail Norrid 67 0.05
Majority 92,270 74.26 +12.56
Turnout 124,255 -30.67
Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 16 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John N. Leedom ( Incumbent) 144,908 80.85
Libertarian Randal Morgan 34,325 19.15
Majority 110,583 61.70
Turnout 179,233
Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature Senator, District 16 Counties in District
1 Robert McAlpin Williamson Milam, Washington.
2
3 Edward Burleson Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Travis.
4 William S. Day Austin, Fort Bend, Washington.
5 Henry C. Pedigo Jefferson, Liberty, Orange, Polk, Trinity, Tyler.
6
7
8 Enoch S. Pitts
9 A. N. Jordan Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris.
10
11 Abram Morris Gentry
12 Matthew Gaines Washington.
13
14 Seth Shepard
T. G. Davidson
Burleson, Washington.
15 Tillman Smith
James R. Burnett
Grimes, Madison, Trinity, Walker.
16 James R. Burnett
John T. Buchanan
17 John T. Buchanan
James G. McDonald
18 Barnett Gibbs Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall.
19 J. O. Terrell
20
21 Robert S. Kimbrough
22
23 James H. Shelburne Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller.
24
25 Waller T. Burns
26
27 Abner G. Lipscomb
28 Fort Bend, Harris, Waller.
29 George B. Griggs
30
31 Francis Charles Hume, Jr.
32
33 Louis H. Bailey
34
35 Rienzi Melville Johnston
36 Rienzi Melville Johnston
Lynch Davidson
37 Charles A. Murphy
38
39 Harris.
40 James W. Hall
Walter Frank Woodul
41 Walter Frank Woodul
42
43
44 Weaver Moore
45
46
47
48
49
50 W. Lacy Stewart
Maribelle Stewart
51 J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr.
52
53 Carlos C. Ashley, Sr. Bandera, Brown, Burnet, Concho, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Real, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
54
55
56 Louis Crump
57
58
59
60 Jim Wade Portion of Dallas.
61 Mike McKool
62
63 Bill Braecklein
64
65
66
67 John N. Leedom
68
69
70
71
72
73
74 John N. Leedom
John J. Carona
Portions of Dallas, Rockwall.
75 John J. Carona
76
77
78 Portion of Dallas.
79
80
81
82
83
84 Don Huffines
85
86 Nathan M. Johnson
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 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "2014 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "2012 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
  7. ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  8. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  9. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  10. ^ Carona was elected to fill the unexpired term of Leedom. The election was probably held in 1996, but the information is not online at the Secretary of State website Archived 2006-11-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  12. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.