Texas Senate, District 17

District 17 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas.

Texas's 17th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Senator
 Joan Huffman
RHouston
Demographics44.6% White
15.2% Black
24% Hispanic
16.4% Asian
Population913,271

The current senator from District 17 is Joan Huffman.

Biggest cities in the district

District 17 has a population of 804,162 with 605,764 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

NameCountyPop.[2][a]
1HoustonFort Bend/Harris322,519
2Sugar LandFort Bend68,795
3Missouri CityFort Bend31,204
4Lake JacksonBrazoria26,849
5BellaireHarris16,855

Election history

Election history of District 22 from 1992.[b]

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 17[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoan Huffman (Incumbent)158,26351.44-11.90
DemocraticRita Lucido143,97846.80+12.89
LibertarianLauren LaCount5,39601.75-0.28
Turnout307,637
Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 17[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoan Huffman (Incumbent)113,81763.34-14.34
DemocraticRita Lucido60,93433.91+33.91
LibertarianGeorge Hardy3,64202.03-11.39
GreenDavid Courtney1,30300.73-8.17
Turnout179,696
Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 17[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoan Huffman (Incumbent)185,42977.68+5.48
LibertarianAustin Page32,02613.42-3.42
GreenDavid Courtney21,25208.90+8.90
Turnout238,707
Republican hold

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 17[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoan Huffman (Incumbent)112,59583.16+27.07
LibertarianPhil Kurtz22,80216.84+16.84
Turnout135,397
Republican hold

2008

Texas Special Runoff Election State Senate: Senate District 17[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoan Huffman24,49756.09
DemocraticChris Bell19,17643.91
Turnout43,673
Republican hold
Texas Special Election, 2008: Senate District 17[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticChris Bell85,72538.39
RepublicanAusten Furse22,58810.12
RepublicanGrant Harpold9,05604.06
RepublicanJoan Huffman58,35926.14
RepublicanKen Sherman16,72807.49
DemocraticStephanie E. Simmons30,83913.81
Turnout223,295

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 17[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanKyle Janek88,48377.82+16.40
LibertarianPhil Kurtz25,21222.81+22.81
Majority63,27155.65%+32.79
Turnout113,695-20.99
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 17[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanKyle Janek88,39361.43-5.99
DemocraticRonnie Ellen Harrison55,50238.57+5.99
Majority32,89122.86-11.98
Turnout153,132-30.34
Republican hold
Special election, 5 November 2002: Senate District 17 (Unexpired term)[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticRonnie Ellen Harrison47,16432.58+3.18
RepublicanKyle Janek97,58867.42-3.18
Majority50,42434.83-6.36
Turnout144,752+5.52
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 17[12]
CandidateVotes%±
Gary M. Polland8,44434.19
Kyle Janek16,25065.81
Turnout24,694

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 17[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJ. E. "Buster" Brown96,84670.60-1.99
DemocraticRonnie Ellen Harrison40,33129.40+1.99
Majority56,51541.20-3.97
Turnout137,177-15.77
Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 17[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJ. E. "Buster" Brown117,72772.58+12.98
DemocraticRonnie Ellen Harrison44,46527.42-12.98
Majority73,26245.17+25.96
Turnout162,192-20.55
Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 17[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJ. E. "Buster" Brown121,67659.60
DemocraticRonnie Harrison82,46840.40
Majority39,20819.21
Turnout204,144
Republican hold

District officeholders

LegislatureSenator, District 17Counties in District
1Alexander H. PhillipsGonzales, Jackson, Victoria.
2
3David Y. PortisAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Lavaca, Wharton.
4Peter W. GrayHarris.
5Mark M. PotterGalveston.
6
7
8
9Anthony Martin Branch
David Catchings Dickson
Grimes, Montgomery, Walker.
10David Catchings Dickson
11Benton Randolph
12William A. SaylorBrazos, Burleson, Milam.
13
14Jewett H. DavenportBell, Falls, Milam.
15Walter Moses BurtonFort Bend, Waller, Wharton.
16
17
18John JohnsonCollin, Denton.
19
20William Allen
21
22Henry A. Finch
23Miles CrowleyBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton.
24Miles Crowley
Morris Lasker
25John E. Linn
26
27Robert V. Davidson
28
29Robert V. Davidson
William M. Holland
30Thomas W. Masterson
31Thomas W. Masterson
John E. Kauffman
32John E. Kauffman
33John E. Kauffman
William L. Hall
34William L. Hall
35
36
37William L. Hall
Thomas J. Holbrook
38Thomas J. Holbrook
39Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton.
40
41
42
43
44
45
46William E. Stone
47
48
49
50Jimmy Phillips
51
52
53Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda.
54
55
56Jimmy Phillips
A. R. "Babe" Schwartz
57A. R. "Babe" Schwartz
58Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston.
59
60All of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston.
Portion of Harris.
61
62
63All of Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Matagorda.
Portion of Harris.
64
65
66
67J. E. "Buster" Brown
68Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris.
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78Kyle JanekPortions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson.
79
80Kyle Janek
Joan Huffman
81Joan Huffman
82
83Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
84
85
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87

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