Texas Senate, District 21

Texas's 21st
State Senate district
Texas's 21st; State Senate district
Senator
	Judith Zaffirini; D–Laredo
Demographics	22.6% White; 4.1% Black; 72.3% Hispanic; 1.2% Asian
Population	888,624

District 21 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Caldwell, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, and Zapata counties and portions of Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1]

The current senator from District 21 is Judith Zaffirini.

Biggest cities in the district

District 21 has a population of 807,460 with 567,099 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.^[2]

	Name	County	Pop.^[3]^[a]
1	Laredo	Webb	236,091
2	Austin	Travis	129,085
3	San Marcos	Caldwell/Hays/Guadalupe	24,197
4	Seguin	Guadalupe	23,620
5	Portland	San Patricio	15,099

Election history

Election history of District 21 from 1992.^[b]

2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 21^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	129,832	61.56	+1.42
	Republican	Julie Dahlberg	75,799	35.94	−3.92
	Libertarian	Arthur Dibianca	5,282	2.50	+2.50
Turnout			210,913	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 21^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	167,672	60.14	−39.86
	Republican	Frank Pomeroy	111,142	39.86	+39.86
Turnout			278,814	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 21^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	160,959	100.00
Turnout			160,959
	Democratic hold

2012

Texas General Election 2012: Senate District 21^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%	±
	Republican - Grant Rostig	55,933	29.17	+0.02
	Libertarian - Joseph Morse	6,128	3.20	+0.59
✓	Democrat - Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	129,681	67.63	-0.61
Turnout		191,742		+1

2008

Texas General Election 2008: Senate District 21^[8]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Republican - Louis H. Bruni	55,363	29.15
	Libertarian - Barry L. Allison	4,966	2.61
✓	Democrat - Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	129,608	68.24
Turnout		189,937

Democratic primary, 2008: Senate District 21^[9]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Rene Barrientos	23,262	21.4
✓	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	108,572	78.6
Turnout		131,834

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 21^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	127,573	100.00	+10.89
Majority			127,573	100.00	+21.78
Turnout			127,573		+18.86
	Democratic hold

Democratic primary, 2004: Senate District 21^[11]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Raymond Bruni	17,089	21.35
✓	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	62,960	78.65
Majority		45,871	57.30
Turnout		80,049

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 21^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	95,644	89.11	+22.65
	Libertarian	Jeff Carruthers	11,688	10.89	+10.89
Majority			83,956	78.22	+45.31
Turnout			107,332		−32.76
	Democratic hold

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 21^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Swift	53,547	33.54	−0.14
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	106,089	66.46	+0.14
Majority			52,542	32.91	+0.27
Turnout			159,636		+15.13
	Democratic hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 21^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James C. Whitworth	46,698	33.68	+2.21
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	91,956	66.32	−2.21
Majority			45,258	32.64	−4.41
Turnout			138,654		+33.77
	Democratic hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 21^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	71,029	68.53	−31.47
	Republican	Fernando Cantu	32,624	31.47	+31.47
Majority			38,405	37.05	−62.95
Turnout			103,653		−6.95
	Democratic hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 21^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)	111,398	100.00
Majority			111,398	100.00
Turnout			111,398
	Democratic hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 21	Counties in District
3	H. Clay Davis	Cameron, Starr, Webb.
4	Edward Burleson John Salmon "Rip" Ford	Gillespie, Hays, Travis.
5	Elliot McNeil Millican	Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Robertson.
6	Elliot McNeil Millican
7	Elliot McNeil Millican David M. Whaley
8	David M. Whaley
9	Robert H. Graham	Archer, Baylor, Buchanan, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
10	Daniel Montague	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young.
11	J. M. Blount
12	Samuel Evans	Collin, Dallas, Tarrant.
13	Samuel Evans	Collin, Dallas, Tarrant.
14	Robert D. Allison	Collin, Denton, Wise.
15	William M. Brown	Bell, Falls, Milam.
16	William M. Brown
17	Andrew Jackson Harris
18	William H. Getzendaner	Ellis, Hill, Johnson.
19	William H. Getzendaner
20	Samuel C. Upshaw
21	Samuel C. Upshaw
22	Martin McNulty Crane
23	William Oscar Hutchison	Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays.
24	Joseph Burton Dibrell, Jr.
25
26
27
28	Joseph Faust
29
30
31	Ferdinand C. Weinert
32	Ferdinand C. Weinert
33	Ferdinand C. Weinert James A. Harley
34	James A. Harley
35	James A. Harley Martin Faust
36	Martin Faust
37	Cyrus Richards Alvin J. Wirtz
38	Alvin J. Wirtz
39	Carl C. Hardin	Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton.
40
41
42
43	Roy Sanderford
44	Roy Sanderford
45	James Manley Head
46	James Manley Head
47	Karl Lovelady
48	Karl Lovelady
49	Buster Brown
50	Buster Brown
51	William A. Shofner
52	William A. Shofner
53	Abraham "Chick" Kazen	Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata.
54
55
56
57
58
59
60	Wayne Connally	All of Atascosa, Bee, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Refugio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
61
62
63	John Traeger	All of Atascosa, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
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65
66
67
68		All of Atascosa, Bee, Comal, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
69
70	Judith Zaffirini	All of Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portions of Bexar, Comal.
71
72
73		All of Bee, Brewster, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Starr, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portions of Bexar, Comal, El Paso.
74		All of Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portions of Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Uvalde.
75
76
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78		All of Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
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80
81
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83		Bee, Caldwell, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata. Portions of Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis.
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88		Caldwell, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata. Portions of Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis.

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

^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2008 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 4, 2007.
^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2004 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[pop-4] Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city

[primary-5] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

[1] "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[2] "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[3] "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[6] "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[7] "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[8] "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[9] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[10] "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[11] "2008 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved March 4, 2007.

[12] "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[13] "2004 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 4, 2007.

[14] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[15] "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[16] "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[17] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[18] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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