Texas Senate, District 19
District 19 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brewster, Crockett, Dimmitt, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Real, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala counties, and portions of Bexar and Atascosa counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The district is currently served by Republican Pete Flores following a September 18, 2018 election victory over Pete Gallego, making him the first Republican senator of the area since Reconstruction (1879). The seat was previously vacant since June 21, 2018, following the resignation of San Antonio attorney Carlos Uresti following fraud charges[1]. Uresti had held the office since November 12, 2006.
District 19 is one of the largest legislative districts in the United States, containing all or part of 17 counties and covering more than 35,000 square miles and about 400 miles of the Texas-Mexico border. The district contains 55 public school districts, more than 23,000 oil and gas wells, 10 state parks, three national parks, and more than 2,700 miles of highways and interstate transportation infrastructure.[2] Redistricting in 2010 led to District 19 losing several western counties and gaining several eastern ones. The district is 66% Hispanic.[3]
Top 5 biggest cities in district
District 19 has a population of 800,501 with 566,604 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[4]
Name | County | Pop.[5][lower-alpha 1] | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San Antonio | Bexar/Medina | 315,479 |
2 | Del Rio | Val Verde | 35,591 |
3 | Eagle Pass | Maverick | 26,248 |
4 | Uvalde | Uvalde | 15,751 |
5 | Universal City | Bexar | 9,896 |
Election history
Election history of District 20 from 1992.[lower-alpha 2]
Upcoming election
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete Flores (Incumbent) | ||||
Democratic | TBD from July Runoffs | ||||
Libertarian | Jo-Anne Valvdivia | ||||
Turnout |
Previous elections
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete Flores | 25,330 | 56.67 | |
Democratic | Pete Gallego | 19,367 | 43.33 | |
Total votes | 44,697 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete Flores | 9,003 | 32.35 | |
Democratic | Pete Gallego | 7,580 | 28.38 | |
Democratic | Roland Gutierrez | 6,389 | 24.38 | |
Republican | Carlos Antonio Raymond | 920 | 3.51 | |
Democratic | Tomas Uresti | 799 | 3.05 | |
Democratic | Charlie Urbina Jones | 789 | 3.01 | |
Republican | Jesse (Jay) Alaniz | 461 | 1.76 | |
Libertarian | Tony Valdivia | 266 | 1.01 | |
Total votes | 26,207 | 100 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pete Flores | 97,682 | 40.43 | ||
Democratic | Carlos Uresti | 134,997 | 55.87 | ||
Libertarian | Maximilian Martin | 8,948 | 3.70 | ||
Turnout | 241,627 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Helen Madla | 13,627 | 25.44 | ||
✓ | Carlos Uresti (Incumbent) | 39,931 | 74.56 |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Berlanga | 83,522 | 40.59 | ||
Democratic | Carlos Uresti | 122,214 | 59.40 | ||
Turnout | 205,736 | ||||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dick Bowen | 53,024 | 45.08 | ||
Democratic | Carlos Uresti | 61,327 | 52.13 | ||
Libertarian | Mette A. Baker | 3,269 | 2.77 | ||
Turnout | 117,620 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
✓ | Carlos Uresti (Incumbent) | 25,969 | 76.16 | |
Luis Juarez Jr. | 8,125 | 23.83 | ||
Turnout | 34,094 | 100.00 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dick Bowen | 40,556 | 40.82 | +0.18 | |
Democratic | Carlos Uresti | 58,793 | 59.18 | -0.18 | |
Majority | 18,237 | 18.36 | -0.37 | ||
Turnout | 99,349 | +2.70 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dick Bowen | 39,312 | 40.64 | +40.64 | |
Democratic | Carlos Uresti | 57,426 | 59.36 | -40.64 | |
Majority | 18,237 | 18.72 | -81.28 | ||
Turnout | 96,738 | +26.31 | |||
Democratic hold |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frank L. Madla (Incumbent) | 18,936 | 43.48 | ||
✓ | Carlos Uresti | 24,610 | 56.51 | |
Turnout | 12,025 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
✓ | Dick Bowen | 3,513 | 51.32 | |
Darrel Brown | 3,332 | 48.67 | ||
Turnout | 6,845 |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank L. Madla (Incumbent) | 76,590 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 76,590 | 100.00 | +37.89 | ||
Turnout | 76,590 | +37.89 | |||
Democratic hold |
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank L. Madla (Incumbent) | 55,544 | 100.00 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 55,544 | 100.00 | -8.07 | ||
Turnout | 55,544 | -8.07 | |||
Democratic hold |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank L. Madla | 60,422 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 60,422 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 60,422 | -45.34 | |||
Democratic hold |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gregory Luna (Incumbent) | 86,742 | 50.94 | ||
Republican | Ernesto Ancira | 76,967 | 45.20 | ||
Libertarian | James "Ted" Bonnet | 6,551 | 3.84 | ||
Majority | 9,775 | 5.54 | |||
Turnout | 176,260 | ||||
Democratic hold |
District officeholders
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
- Uresti, Carlos. "Resignation Statement of Senator Carlos Uresti After 21 Years of Service". The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- http://www.carlosuresti.com/meet-carlos
- Palacios, Joey. Gallego, Flores Spend Last Days Of Senate District 19 Special Election Appealing To Voters, KSTX San Antonio, September 14, 2018.
- "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-06-22.}}
- "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
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