Texas Senate, District 31


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District 31 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Coke, Crane, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Reagan, Roberts, Schleicher, Scurry, Sherman, Sterling, Swisher, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

Texas's 31st
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Kevin Sparks
R–Midland
Demographics48.8% White
6.1% Black
42.7% Hispanic
2.4% Asian
Population861,211

The current senator from District 31 is Kevin Sparks.

Biggest cities in the district

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District 31 has a population of 793,600 with 573,847 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[2]

Name County Pop.[3][a]
1 Amarillo Potter/Randall 190,695
2 Midland Martin/Midland 111,147
3 Odessa Ector/Midland 99,940
4 Big Spring Howard 27,282
5 Pampa Gray 17,994

Election history of District 31 from 1992.[b]

Kevin Sparks (Republican) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Sparks was declared elected without a vote.[4]

District officeholders

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Legislature Senator, District 31 Counties in District
5 Isaiah Addison Paschal Gillespie, Medina, Uvalde.
6 Samuel A. Maverick
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8 Gustav Schleicher
9 Erastus Reed Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
10 A. O. Cooley Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
11 Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
12 District Inactive
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15 Leonidas Jefferson Storey Blanco, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Llano, McCulloch, San Saba.
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17 William Henry Burges
18 William A. Evans Fannin, Lamar, Red River.
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20 Henry D. McDonald
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22 James Clark
23 Emory C. Smith Denton, Montague, Wise.
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25 Charles Vernon Terrell
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27 George W. Savage
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29 Emory C. Smith
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31 John P. Hayter
Charles Vernon Terrell
32 Charles Vernon Terrell
33 James R. Wiley
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35 George M. Hopkins
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37 Guinn Williams
38 William H. Rice
39 J. W. Reid Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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41 Clint C. Small
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47 Grady Hazlewood
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53 Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler.
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60 Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler.
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62 Max Sherman
63 Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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65 Max Sherman
Bob Price
66 Bob Price
67 Bill Sarpalius
68 Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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71 Teel Bivins
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73 Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Yoakum.
74 All of Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Winkler, Yoakum.
Portion of Ector.
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78 Teel Bivins
Kel Seliger 		Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Crane, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Yoakum.
79 Kel Seliger
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83 Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, Winkler, Yoakum
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88 Kevin Sparks Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Coke, Crane, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Reagan, Roberts, Schleicher, Scurry, Sherman, Sterling, Swisher, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
  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.
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  2. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "County by County Canvass Report - 2022 MARCH 1ST REPUBLICAN PRIMARY" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Special Election, State Senate, District 31". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Special Election, State Senate, District 31". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.