Texas Senate, District 20

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Texas's 20th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
D–McAllen
Demographics16.3% White
2.2% Black
79.7% Hispanic
1.9% Asian
Population900,121

District 20 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brooks, Jim Wells counties and portions of Hidalgo and Nueces counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

The current senator from District 20 is Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa.

Biggest cities in the district[edit]

District 20 has a population of 833,339 with 577,960 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

Name County Pop.[2][a]
1 Corpus Christi Nueces 305,110
2 McAllen Hidalgo 116,299
3 Edinburg Hidalgo 77,100
4 Mission Hidalgo 77,058
5 Alice Jim Wells 19,104

Election history[edit]

Election history of District 20 from 1992.[b]

Previous elections[edit]

2020[edit]

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Incumbent) 153,539 58.46% -3.22
Republican Judith Cutright 109,085 41.54% +3.22
Turnout 262,624 100%
Democratic hold

2016[edit]

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 20[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Incumbent) 132,128 61.68 +0.15
Republican Velma A. Arellano 82,098 38.32 -0.15
Turnout 214,226
Democratic hold

2012[edit]

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 20[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Incumbent) 112,629 61.53 -19.87
Republican Raul Torres 70,409 38.47 +38.47
Turnout 183,038
Democratic hold

2008[edit]

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 20[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Incumbent) 124,456 81.40 -18.60
Libertarian Bill Parker 28,429 18.60 +18.60
Turnout 152,885
Democratic hold

2004[edit]

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 20[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (Incumbent) 116,723 100.00 0.00
Majority 116,723 100.00 0.00
Turnout 116,723 +48.34
Democratic hold

2002[edit]

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 20[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa 78,685 100.00 +41.91
Majority 78,685 100.00 +83.82
Turnout 78,685 -20.23
Democratic hold
Democratic primary runoff, 2002: Senate District 20[8]
Candidate Votes % ±
Barbara Canales-Black 27,068 44.53 +5.47[9]
✓ Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa 33,716 55.47 +12.45
Majority 6,648 10.94
Turnout 60,784
Democratic primary, 2002: Senate District 20[10]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Barbara Canales-Black 25,922 39.07
Ruben M. Garcia 4,266 6.43
✓ Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa 28,543 43.02
Diana Martinez 7,624 11.49
Turnout 66,355

1998[edit]

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 20[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joe Gardner (politician) 41,338 41.91 +0.35
Democratic Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 57,298 58.09 -0.35
Majority 15,960 16.18 -0.71
Turnout 98,636 -14.04
Democratic hold

1994[edit]

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 20[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 67,066 58.44 -41.56
Republican Rex Moses 47,656 41.56 +41.56
Majority 19,380 16.89 -83.11
Turnout 114,752 +12.06
Democratic hold

1992[edit]

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 20[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 102,405 100.00
Majority 102,405 100.00
Turnout 102,405
Democratic hold
Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 20[14]
Candidate Votes % ±
Mark Crawford 24,538 35.83
✓ Carlos F. Truan (Incumbent) 43,952 64.17
Majority 19,414 28.35
Turnout 68,490

District officeholders[edit]

Legislature Senator, District 20 Counties in District
3 David C. Van Derlip Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Medina, Santa Fé.
4 John Winfield Scott Dancy Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette.
5 James W. McDade Washington.
6
7 Chauncey Berkeley Shepard
8
9 Alfred T. Obenchain
William Quayle 		Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant.
10 William Quayle
11 William R. Shannon
12 William H. Pyle Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro.
13
14 Amzi Bradshaw Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant.
15 John W. Carroll Austin, Burleson, Washington.
16 William Kercheval Homan
17
18 William R. Shannon Jack, Parker, Tarrant, Wise.
19
20 James Jones Jarvis
21
22 Augustus M. Carter
23 Walter Tips Burnet, Travis, Williamson.
24
25 William D. Yett
26
27
28 James H. Faubion Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson.
29 George Washington Glasscock, Jr.
30
31 John L. Peeler
32
33 Temple H. McGregor
34 Robert J. Eckhardt
Temple H. McGregor
35 Walter D. Caldwell
36
37 Ashley E. Wood
38
39 Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson.
40
41 John W. Hornsby
42
43
44
45 Houghton Brownlee
46
47
48
49 James A. Stanford
50
51 Carlos C. Ashley, Sr.
52
53 William H. Shireman Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy.
54
55 Bruce Reagan
56
57
58
59
60 All of Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy.
Portion of Cameron.
61 Ronald W. Bridges
62
63 Mike McKinnon Bee, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Willacy.
64
65 Carlos F. Truan
66
67
68 All of Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Willacy.
Portion of Hidalgo.
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78 Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa All of Brooks, Jim Wells, Nueces.
Portion of Hidalgo.
79
80
81
82
83 All of Brooks, Jim Wells.
Portions of Hidalgo and Nueces.
84
85
86
87

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  7. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  8. ^ "2002 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  9. ^ Change from primary percentage.
  10. ^ "2002 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  12. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  13. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
  14. ^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
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