Sixteen of the state Senate’s 31 seats are on this year’s ballot, including two open seats whose current occupants did not seek re-election. Texas senators serve four-year terms; the remaining 15 seats will be on the 2018 ballot.

District 1

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

No Democrats running

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
runoff
R✓ Bryan Hughes63,844votes48.0%
R✓ David Simpson28,288votes21.3%
RJames K. Red Brown28,275votes21.3%
RMike Lee12,630votes9.5%

298/298 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

Primary Runoff Election — May 24, 2016

No Democratic runoff

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
R✓ Bryan Hughes27,348votes69.3%
RDavid Simpson12,105votes30.7%

175/175 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Bryan Hughes-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

District 4

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

No Democrats running

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Brandon Creighton Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
R✓ Brandon Creighton Incumbent239,640votes87.3%
LJenn West34,746votes12.7%

198/198 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 6

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Sylvia R. Garcia Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

No Republicans running

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Sylvia R. Garcia Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

District 11

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

No Democrats running

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Larry Taylor Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Larry Taylor Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

District 12

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

No Democrats running

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Jane Nelson Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
R✓ Jane Nelson Incumbent239,635votes83.0%
LRod Wingo49,082votes17.0%

196/225 of precincts reporting (87.1%)

District 13

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Rodney Ellis Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

No Republicans running

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Borris L. Miles178,083votes92.5%
LJoshua Rohn14,427votes7.5%

269/269 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 18

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

No Democrats running

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Lois W. Kolkhorst Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
R✓ Lois W. Kolkhorst Incumbent228,600votes84.1%
LKathie L. Stone43,190votes15.9%

390/390 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 19

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Carlos I. Uresti Incumbent39,913votes74.6%
DHelen Madla13,619votes25.4%

370/370 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Peter P. Flores-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Carlos I. Uresti Incumbent133,852votes55.8%
RPeter P. Flores97,060votes40.5%
LMaximilian Martin8,875votes3.7%

369/369 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 20

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Velma A. Arellano-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Incumbent131,973votes61.7%
RVelma A. Arellano81,998votes38.3%

302/302 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 21

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Judith Zaffirini Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

No Republicans running

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Judith Zaffirini Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

District 22

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Michael Collins-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Brian Birdwell Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
R✓ Brian Birdwell Incumbent211,125votes70.4%
DMichael Collins88,651votes29.6%

233/233 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 24

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Virginia "Jennie Lou" Leeder-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
runoff
R✓ Susan King32,431votes27.2%
R✓ Dawn Buckingham29,501votes24.8%
RJon Cobb24,309votes20.4%
RBrent Mayes19,176votes16.1%
RReed Williams8,353votes7.0%
RRyan Downton5,345votes4.5%

473/473 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

Primary Runoff Election — May 24, 2016

No Democratic runoff

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
R✓ Dawn Buckingham26,413votes61.3%
RSusan King16,645votes38.7%

348/348 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
R✓ Dawn Buckingham214,035votes72.4%
DVirginia "Jennie Lou" Leeder81,591votes27.6%

485/485 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 26

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Jose Menéndez Incumbent31,046votes59.2%
DTrey Martinez Fischer21,383votes40.8%

322/322 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

No Republicans running

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Jose Menéndez Incumbent155,363votes79.9%
LFidel "Two Bears" Castillo26,618votes13.7%
GScott Pusich12,532votes6.4%

322/322 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

District 27

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ Eddie Lucio, Jr. Incumbent47,025votes83.6%
DO. Rodriguez Haro III9,230votes16.4%

216/216 of precincts reporting (100.0%)

No Republicans running

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ Eddie Lucio, Jr. Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

District 28

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

No Democrats running

Republican

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Charles Perry Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
R✓ Charles Perry Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

District 29

Primary Election — March 1, 2016

Democrat

CandidateVotesPct.%
uncontested
D✓ José Rodriguez Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races

No Republicans running

General Election — November 8, 2016

CandidateVotesPct.%
winner
D✓ José Rodriguez Incumbent-votes-

No totals reported in uncontested races