Texas Senate, District 6

Texas's 4th
State Senate district
Texas's 4th; State Senate district
Senator
	Carol Alvarado; D–Houston
Demographics	10.1% White; 12.7% Black; 75.3% Hispanic; 2.4% Asian
Population	863,488

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.

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 6^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carol Alvarado	137,895	84.05	−15.95
	Libertarian	Timothy Duffield	26,166	15.95	+15.95
Majority			111,729	68.10	−31.90
Turnout			164,061
	Democratic hold

2018 (special)

2018 Texas Senate District 6 special election - 11 December 2018^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol Alvarado	7,629	50.37
	Democratic	Ana Hernandez	3,690	24.36
	Republican	Martha Elena Fierro	3,505	23.14
	Democratic	Mia Mundy	322	2.13
Majority			4,124	27.23
Turnout			15,146
	Democratic hold

2016

Change with 2012.

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 6^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sylvia Garcia	119,891	100.00	+29.05
Majority			119,891	100.00	+58.10
Turnout			119,891
	Democratic hold

2013 (special)

2013 Texas Senate District 6 special runoff election - 3 February 2013^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sylvia Garcia	9,595	52.89	+7.54
	Democratic	Carol Alvarado	8,546	47.11	+5.49
Majority			1,049	5.78
Turnout			18,141
	Democratic hold

2013 Texas Senate District 6 special election - 26 January 2013^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvia Garcia	7,424	45.35
	Democratic	Carol Alvarado	6,813	41.62
	Republican	R. W. Bray	1,015	6.20
	Republican	Dorothy Olmos	461	2.82
	Democratic	Joaquin Martinez	405	2.47
	Independent	Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes	125	0.76
	Green	Maria Selva	73	0.45
	Democratic	Susan Delgado	53	0.32
Turnout			16,369

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 6^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Gallegos Jr.	93,289	70.95	+0.94
	Republican	R. W. Bray	38,201	29.05	+2.42
Majority			55,088	41.90	−1.48
Turnout			131,490
	Democratic hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 6^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Gallegos Jr.	72,960	70.01	−21.73
	Republican	Gilbert Pena	27,751	26.63	+26.63
	Libertarian	Susan Delgado	3,496	3.35	−4.70
Majority			45,209	43.38	−40.31
Turnout			104,207
	Democratic hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 6^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Gallegos Jr.	75,318	91.74	−8.24
	Libertarian	Tony Deppenschmidt	6,614	8.05	+8.05
	Write-In	Susan Delgado	160	0.19	+0.19
Majority			68,704	83.69	−16.31
Turnout			82,092		+51.65
	Democratic hold

Democratic primary, 2004: Senate District 6^[13]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.	6,484	53.92
	Yolanda Navarro Flores	5,541	46.07
Turnout		12,025

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 6^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Gallegos, Jr.	54,130	100.00	0.00
Majority			54,130	100.00	+43.41
Turnout			54,130		+43.41
	Democratic hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 6^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Gallegos, Jr.	37,746	100.00	0.00
Majority			37,746	100.00	−2.59
Turnout			37,746		−2.59
	Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 6^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mario Gallegos, Jr.	38,749	100.00	+57.52
Majority			38,749	100.00	+69.20
Turnout			38,749		−74.55
	Democratic gain from Republican

Democratic primary runoff, 1994: Senate District 6^[17]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.	9,613	57.19
	Roman O. Martinez	7,193	42.80
Turnout		16,806

Democratic primary, 1994: Senate District 6^[18]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Roman O. Martinez	9,026	37.91
✓	Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.	5,990	25.15
	Yolanda Navarro Flores	4,936	20.73
	David Thomas McCullough	3,857	16.19
Turnout		23,809

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 6^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Shelley	87,570	57.52
	Democratic	Don Coffey	64,669	42.48
Majority			22,901	15.04
Turnout			152,239
	Republican gain from Democratic

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 6	Counties in District
1	Jesse J. Robinson	Jasper, Sabine.
2	John H. McRae	Jasper, Newton, Sabine.
3	James F. Taylor	Harrison, Smith, Upshur.
4	George Washington Hill	Henderson, Limestone, Navarro.
5	Simpson C. Newman	Upshur, Wood.
6	Jonathan Russell
7	Jonathan Russell
8	Emory Rains
9	Matthew Fielding Locke Stephen W. Beasley	Harrison, Upshur.
10	Stephen W. Beasley
11	C. C. Coppedge
12	James Postell Douglas	Smith, Upshur.
13	John Lane Henry
14	John Lafayette Camp
15	William Amos Wortham	Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus.
16	William Jesse Swain
17	William Jesse Swain
18	John C. Buchanan	Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood.
19	John Lafayette Camp, Jr.
20	John Lafayette Camp, Jr.
21	William C. "Cone" Johnson
22	William C. "Cone" Johnson
23	Oliver P. Bowser	Dallas, Rockwall.
24
25
26	Barry Miller
27	Barry Miller
28	William C. McKamy, Jr.
29	William C. McKamy, Jr.
30	Erasmus G. Senter
31	Erasmus G. Senter
32	James C. McNealus
33
34
35
36
37	James C. McNealus Hart Willis
38	John Davis
39	J. Roy Hardin	Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro.
40	Julian P. Greer
41
42
43
44	Clay Cotten
45
46
47
48	Clay Cotten James E. Taylor
49	James E. Taylor
50	James E. Taylor
51	James E. Taylor George O. Nokes, Jr.
52	George O. Nokes, Jr.
53	J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr.	Harris.
54
55
56	Robert W. Baker
57	Robert W. Baker
58	Criss Cole
59
60		Portion of Harris.
61
62	James P. Wallace
63	James P. Wallace
64	Lindon Williams
65
66
67
68
69
70	Gene Green
71
72
73	Dan Shelley
74	Mario Gallegos, Jr.
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83	Mario Gallegos, Jr. Sylvia Garcia
84	Sylvia Garcia
85	Sylvia Garcia Carol Alvarado
86	Carol Alvarado
87
88

References

^ "State Senate District PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
^ "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2018 Special Election Senate District 6". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Special Runoff Election State Senator, District 6". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Special Election State Senator, District 6". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "2004 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "1994 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "1994 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[1] "State Senate District PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

[4] "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[5] "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[6] "2018 Special Election Senate District 6". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[7] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[8] "Special Runoff Election State Senator, District 6". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[9] "Special Election State Senator, District 6". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[10] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[11] "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[12] "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[13] "2004 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[14] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[15] "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[16] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[17] "1994 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[18] "1994 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

[19] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2007.

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