Texas Senate, District 5

District 5 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves Brazos, Freestone, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Walker and Williamson counties[1] in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 5 is Charles Schwertner.

Texas's 5th
State Senate district
Senator
  Charles Schwertner
R–Georgetown
Demographics59.2% White
11% Black
23.6% Hispanic
6.1% Asian
Population961,423

Current Election

2018
Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Schwertner (incumbent) 182,550 55.34 -9.63
Democratic Meg Walsh 136,792 41.47 +10.24
Libertarian Amy Lyons 10,500 3.18 -0.61
Total votes 329,842 100.0
Republican hold

Election history

Election history of District 5 from 1992.[2]

2014
Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 5[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Schwertner 112,930 64.97 -12.16
Democratic Joel Shapiro 54,286 31.23 +31.23
Libertarian Matthew Whittington 6,595 3.79 -19.07
Turnout 173,811

2012
Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 5[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Schwertner 182,554 77.13 +15.65
Libertarian Jeffrey Fox 54,107 22.86 +18.96
Turnout 236,661
Republican hold

2006
Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Ogden (Incumbent) 105,979 61.48 -25.38
Democratic Stephen Wyman 59,671 34.62 +34.62
Libertarian Darrell R. Grear 6,719 3.90 -9.25
Majority 46,308 26.87 -46.84
Turnout 172,369 22.59
Republican hold

2002
Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Ogden (Incumbent) 122,119 86.86 +31.19
Libertarian Randall Barfield 18,482 13.14 +13.14
Majority 103,637 73.71 +62.38
Turnout 140,601 +1.35
Republican hold

1998
Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 5[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Ogden (Incumbent) 77,227 55.67 +0.21
Democratic Mary M. Moore 61,508 44.33 -0.21
Majority 15,719 11.33 +0.41
Turnout 138,735 +262.17
Republican hold

1997
Special election, 1997: Senate District 5, Unexpired term[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mary M. Moore 17,062 44.54 -11.45
Republican Steve Ogden 21,245 55.46 +11.45
Majority 4,183 10.92 -1.06
Turnout 38,307 -74.01
Republican gain from Democratic

1994
Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 5[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Turner (Incumbent) 82,541 55.99 -44.01
Republican Jerry T. Thornton 64,875 44.01 +44.01
Majority 17,666 11.98 -88.02
Turnout 147,416 +9.30
Democratic hold

1992
Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 5[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Turner (Incumbent) 134,875 100.00
Majority 134,875 100.00
Turnout 134,875
Democratic hold

District officeholders
Legislature Senator, District 5 Counties in District
1 Benjamin Rush Wallace San Augustine, Shelby.
2
3 David Gage Panola, Rusk.
4 M. D. K. Taylor Cass, Titus.
5 Jefferson Weatherford Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant.
6
7 Albert G. Walker
8
9 Jesse H. Parsons Rusk.
10
11 John G. Brown
12 David Webster Flanagan Panola, Rusk.
13
14 Harrison, Rusk.
15 Francis M. Henry Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris.
16 William H. Tilson
17
18 E. A. King Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Hunt.
19 Samuel D. Stinson
20 Samuel D. Stinson
21 John Walter Cranford
22
23 Charles Henderson Yoakum Collin, Hunt.
24 James S. Sherrill
25 James R. Gough
26
27 E. W. Harris
28 Thomas M. Cain Collin, Hunt, Rains.
29 Benjamin F. Looney
30
31 Thomas W. Perkins
32
33 Ed Westbrook
34
35
36
37 Woodville J. Rogers, Jr.
38
39 Henry L. Lewis Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker.
40
41 Nat Patton
42
43
44 Gordon M. Burns
45
46
47 Clement Fain, Jr.
48
49 Roger A. Knight
50
51 Neveille Colson
52
53 Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker.
54
55
56
57
58 Grimes, Houston, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller.
59
60 William T. "Bill" Moore Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller.
61
62 Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Fayette, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller.
63 Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton.
64
65
66
67 Kent A. Caperton
68 All of Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton.
Portions of Harris, Montgomery, Williamson.
69
70
71
72 Jim Turner
73 Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Williamson.
74 All of Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Navarro, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington.
Portions of McLennan, Williamson.
75 Steve Ogden
76
77
78 Brazos, Burleson, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Williamson.
79
80
81
82 Charles Schwertner 83

References
  1. "Current Districts - State Senate - Texas Legislative Council".
  2. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  3. http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist175_state.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  5. "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  6. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  7. "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  8. "January 1997 Special Elections". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  9. "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  10. "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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