Texas Senate, District 13

Texas's 13th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
  Borris Miles
DHouston
Demographics10.5% White
41% Black
40.3% Hispanic
8.9% Asian
Population886,226

District 13 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Fort Bend and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

The current senator from District 13 is Borris Miles.

Biggest cities in the district

District 13 has a population of 946,273 with 713,052 that is at voting age from the 2020 census.[2]

Name County Pop.[3][a]
1 Houston Fort Bend/Harris 763,700
2 Missouri City Fort Bend/Harris 74,151
3 Stafford Fort Bend/Harris 17,121
4 Arcola Fort Bend 1,747
5 Pearland Fort Bend/Harris 6,005

District officeholders

Name Party Years Legislature Counties served
1 Philip Minor Cuney February 16, 1846 –
November 5, 1849
1st
2nd
Austin, Fort Bend
2 Jesse Grimes November 5, 1849 –
November 3, 1851
3rd Grimes, Montgomery, Walker
3 James Davis November 3, 1851 –
November 7, 1853
4th Jefferson, Liberty, Polk, Tyler
4 Madison G. Whitaker November 7, 1853 –
November 2, 1857
5th
6th
Angelina, Nacogdoches
5 John N. Fall November 2, 1857 –
November 4, 1861
7th
8th
6 Jefferson Weatherford November 4, 1861 –
October 17, 1864
9th
10th
Dallas, Henderson, Kaufman
7 J. K. P. Record August 6, 1866 –
February 7, 1870
11th
8 John G. Bell Republican February 18, 1870 –
January 14, 1873
12th Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton
9 Francis J. Franks Republican January 14, 1873 –
January 13, 1874
13th
10 Walter Moses Burton Republican February 20, 1874 –
April 18, 1876
14th
11 Robert S. Guy Democratic April 18, 1876 –
January 11, 1881
15th
16th
Dallas, Ellis
12 Anson Rainey Democratic January 11, 1881 –
January 9, 1883
17th
13 John P. Fowler Democratic January 9, 1883 –
January 11, 1887
18th
19th
Bastrop, Fayette, Lee
14 Jonathan Lane Democratic January 11, 1887 –
January 13, 1891
20th
21st
15 Hiram Garwood Democratic January 13, 1891 –
January 10, 1893
22nd
16 Wiley M. Imboden Democratic January 10, 1893 –
November 11, 1893
23rd Anderson, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
17 Benjamin F. Rogers Democratic January 8, 1895 –
January 10, 1899
24th
25th
18 Levi Lloyd Democratic January 10, 1899 –
January 13, 1903
26th
27th
19 James I. Perkins Democratic January 13, 1903 –
January 10, 1905
28th Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
20 Charles C. Stokes Democratic January 10, 1905 –
August 11, 1910
29th
30th
31st
21 William J. Townsend, Jr. Democratic January 10, 1911 –
January 9, 1917
32nd
33rd
34th
22 Jeff J. Strickland Democratic January 9, 1917 –
October 2, 1920
35th
36th
23 I. D. Fairchild Democratic January 11, 1921 –
January 13, 1925
37th
38th
24 Edgar E. Witt Democratic January 13, 1925 –
March 20, 1930
39th
40th
41st
Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
25
William Robert Poage
Democratic January 13, 1931 –
January 12, 1937
42nd
43rd
44th
26 William R. Newton, Sr. Democratic January 12, 1937 –
May 21, 1938
45th
27 Doss Hardin Democratic July 23, 1938 –
September 13, 1940
45th
46th
28 Kyle Vick Democratic January 14, 1941 –
January 13, 1953
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
29 Jarrard Secrest Democratic January 13, 1953 –
January 8, 1963
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
Bell, McLennan, Milam
30 Murray Watson, Jr. Democratic January 8, 1963 –
January 10, 1967
58th
59th
Democratic January 10, 1967 –
January 9, 1973
60th
61st
62nd
Bell, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
31 Walter Mengden Republican January 9, 1973 –
January 11, 1983
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
Harris
32
Craig A. Washington
Democratic January 11, 1983 –
January 23, 1990
68th
69th
70th
71st
Fort Bend, Harris
33
Rodney Ellis
Democratic February 27, 1990 –
January 10, 2017
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
34
Borris Miles
Democratic January 10, 2017 –
Present
85th
86th
87th
88th

Election history

Election history of District 21 from 1992.[b]

2022

Borris Miles (Democratic) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Miles was declared elected without a vote.[4]

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Borris Miles (Incumbent) 200,195 80.47 −12.03
Republican Milinda Morris 48,581 19.53 +19.53
Turnout 247,968 +28.66
Democratic hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 13[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Borris Miles 178,277 92.50 −7.50
Libertarian Joshua Rohn 14,447 7.50 +7.50
Turnout 192,724 +5.97
Democratic hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 13[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 181,866 100.00 +21.83
Turnout 181,866 +25.64
Democratic hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 13[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Mauldin 31,596 21.83 +21.83
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 113,155 78.17 −21.83
Turnout 144,751 +60.57
Democratic hold

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 13[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 90,148 100.00 0.00
Majority 90,148 100.00 0.00
Turnout 90,148 −16.45
Democratic hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 13[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 107,897 100.00 0.00
Majority 107,897 100.00 0.00
Turnout 107,897 +24.55
Democratic hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 13[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 86,631 100.00 0.00
Majority 86,631 100.00 0.00
Turnout 86,631 −3.56
Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 13[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 89,832 100.00 +8.59
Majority 89,832 100.00 +17.18
Turnout 89,832 −39.29
Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 13[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodney Ellis (Incumbent) 135,262 91.41
Libertarian John Persakis 12,713 8.59
Majority 122,549 82.82
Turnout 147,975
Democratic hold

Notes

  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.

References

  1. ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.