Texas Senate, District 18

Texas's 18th
State Senate district
Texas's 18th; State Senate district
Senator
	Lois Kolkhorst; R–Brenham
Demographics	46.4% White; 13% Black; 31.2% Hispanic; 9.6% Asian
Population	956,463

District 18 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Lavaca, Lee, Refugio, Victoria, and Washington counties, and portions of Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller counties in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1]

The current senator from District 18 is Lois Kolkhorst.

Biggest cities in the district

District 18 has a population of 809,726 with 587,890 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.^[2]

	Name	County	Pop.^[3]^[a]
1	Victoria	Victoria	62,592
2	Rosenberg	Fort Bend	28,651
3	Bay City	Matagorda	17,614
4	Brenham	Washington	15,716
5	Katy	Fort Bend/Harris/Waller	14,102

Election history

Election history of District 18 from 1992.^[b]

2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 18^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent)	186,367	66.17	+0.38
	Democratic	Josh Tutt	95,287	33.83	−0.38
Turnout			281,654	100.00
	Republican hold

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 18^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent)	277,872	65.79	−19.99
	Democratic	Michael Antalan	144,489	34.21	+34.21
Turnout			422,361	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 18^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lois Kolkhorst (Incumbent)	229,051	85.78
	Libertarian	Kathie L. Stone	37,965	14.22
Turnout			267,016
	Republican hold

2014 (special)

Texas special general election, 2014: Senate District 18^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lois Kolkhorst	21,961	55.81
	Republican	Gary Gates	13,439	34.15
	Democratic	Cindy Drabek	1,893	4.81
	Democratic	Christian E. Hawkins	1,280	3.25
	Republican	Charles Gregory	779	1.98
Turnout			39,352
	Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 18^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Glenn Hegar (Incumbent)	211,230	100.00	+29.57
Turnout			211,230
	Republican hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 18^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Glenn Hegar (Incumbent)	146,087	70.43	−8.49
	Democratic	Patricia "Pat" Olney	61,345	29.57	+29.57
Turnout			207,432
	Republican hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 18^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Glenn Hegar	110,512	78.92	+33.80
	Libertarian	Roy O. Wright, II	29,511	21.08	+19.51
Majority			81,001	57.85	+49.67
Turnout			140,023		−12.60
	Republican gain from Democratic

Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 18^[11]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Gary Gates	12,933	35.63
✓	Glenn Hegar	19,934	54.92
	David Stall	3,428	9.44
Majority		7,001	19.29
Turnout		36,295

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 18^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lester Phipps	72,296	45.13	+4.57
	Democratic	Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)	85,401	53.31	−6.13
	Libertarian	Horace Henley	2,508	1.57	+1.57
Majority			13,105	8.18	−10.70
Turnout			160,205		+11.65
	Democratic hold

Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 18^[13]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Lester Phipps	11,774	50.13
	Michael Rozell	11,713	49.87
Majority		61	0.26
Turnout		23,487

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 18^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Reese Turner	58,195	40.56	+40.56
	Democratic	Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)	85,291	59.44	−40.56
Majority			27,096	18.88	−81.12
Turnout			143,486		+46.32
	Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 18^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)	98,066	100.00	+40.34
Majority			98,066	100.00	+80.68
Turnout			98,066		−48.56
	Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 18^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Armbrister (Incumbent)	113,729	59.66
	Republican	Carolyn McDaniel	76,905	40.34
Majority			6,824	19.32
Turnout			190,634
	Democratic hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 18	Counties in District
1	José Antonio Navarro	Bexar.
2	José Antonio Navarro	Bexar, Comal.
3	Alexander H. Phillips	Calhoun, DeWitt, Gonzales, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria.
4	Franklin H. Merriman Mark M. Potter	Brazoria, Galveston.
5	Cornelius McAnelly	Harris.
6	Edward A. Palmer
7	Benjamin F. Tankersly Hiram George Runnels
8	Abram Morris Gentry
9	John W. Durant	Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Madison, Robertson.
10	John W. Durant
11	James B. Boyd
12	Phidello W. Hall	Freestone, Leon, Robertson.
13	Phidello W. Hall	Freestone, Leon, Robertson.
14	William D. Wood	Brazos, Leon, Robertson.
15	John Thomas Brady	Harris, Montgomery.
16	Charles Stewart
17	Charles Stewart
18	William O. Davis	Cooke, Grayson.
19	William O. Davis
20	Elbridge G. Douglass
21	Elbridge G. Douglass John W. Finlay
22	Calhoun L. Potter
23	Friench Simpson	Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca.
24	Friench Simpson
25	Abnus B. Kerr
26	Abnus B. Kerr
27	David A. Paulus
28		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca.
29
30
31
32
33	David A. Paulus Isaac E. Clark
34	Isaac E. Clark
35
36
37
38
39	John Heywood Bailey	Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson.
40	John Heywood Bailey
41	James W. Stevenson
42	James W. Stevenson
43	Elmo J. Blackert
44	Elmo J. Blackert
45	Morris Roberts
46	Morris Roberts
47	Fred Mauritz
48
49
50
51	John Junior Bell
52	John Junior Bell
53	John Junior Bell William S. Fly	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria.
54	William S. Fly
55
56
57	William Neff "Bill" Patman
58
59
60		Aransas, Austin, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, San Patricio, Victoria, Washington, Wharton.
61
62
63		Bastrop, Bell, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Milam, Victoria, Williamson.
64
65
66
67	John T. Wilson
68	John Sharp	All of Aransas, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria. Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Williamson.
69	John Sharp
70	Ken Armbrister
71
72
73		All of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Wharton. Portions of Fort Bend, Hays.
74		All of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Wharton. Portions of Fort Bend, Guadalupe, Hays.
75
76
77
78		All of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton. Portion of Fort Bend.
79
80	Glenn Hegar
81
82
83	Glenn Hegar Lois Kolkhorst	Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton. Portions of Harris, Fort Bend, Nueces.
84	Lois Kolkhorst
85
86
87
88		Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Lavaca, Lee, Refugio, Victoria, Washington. Portions of Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller.

Notes

^ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city
^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

References

^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "2014 Special Election, Senate District 18". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[pop-4] Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city

[primary-5] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

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

[2] "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[3] "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[6] "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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

[8] "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[9] "2014 Special Election, Senate District 18". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[10] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[11] "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[12] "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[13] "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.

[14] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[15] "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.

[16] "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[17] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[18] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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