Texas Senate, District 21

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Texas's 21st
State Senate district
Senator
  Judith Zaffirini
D–Laredo
Demographics22.6% White
4.1% Black
72.3% Hispanic
1.2% Asian
Population888,624

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

The current Senator from District 21 is Judith Zaffirini.

Top 5 biggest cities in district[]

District 21 has a population of 807,460 with 567,099 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

Name County Pop.[2][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]

Previous elections[]

2020[]

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 21
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent) 166,919 60.10 -39.90
Republican Frank Pomeroy 110,825 39.90 +39.90
Turnout 277,744 100.00
Democratic hold

2016[]

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 21[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent) 160,959 100.00
Turnout 160,959
Democratic hold

2012[]

: Senate District 21[4]
Candidate Votes % ±
Republican - 55,933 29.17 +0.02
Libertarian - 6,128 3.20 +0.59
✓ Democrat - Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent) 129,681 67.63 -0.61
Turnout 191,742 +1

2008[]

: Senate District 21[5]
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[6]
Candidate Votes % ±
Rene Barrientos 23,262 21.4
✓ Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent) 108,572 78.6
Turnout 131,834

2004[]

: Senate District 21[7]
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[8]
Candidate Votes % ±
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[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent) 95,644 89.11 +22.65
Libertarian 11,688 10.89 +10.89
Majority 83,956 78.22 +45.31
Turnout 107,332 -32.76
Democratic hold

2000[]

: Senate District 21[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican 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[]

: Senate District 21[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican 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[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent) 71,029 68.53 -31.47
Republican 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[13]
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 Cameron, Starr, Webb.
4 Edward Burleson
John Salmon "Rip" Ford 		Gillespie, Hays, Travis.
5 Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Robertson.
6
7
8
9 Archer, Baylor, Buchanan, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
10 Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young.
11
12 Collin, Dallas, Tarrant.
13
14 Collin, Denton, Wise.
15 Bell, Falls, Milam.
16
17
18 Ellis, Hill, Johnson.
19
20
21
Martin McNulty Crane
Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays.
Joseph Burton Dibrell, Jr.
Ferdinand C. Weinert
Ferdinand C. Weinert


Alvin J. Wirtz
Alvin J. Wirtz
Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton.
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53 Abraham "Chick" Kazen Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata.
54
55
56
57
58
59
60 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 All of Atascosa, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala.
Portion of Bexar.
64
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
77
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.
79
80
81
82
83 Bee, Caldwell, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata.
Portion of Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, and Travis.
84
85
86
87

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. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. ^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  4. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. ^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  6. ^ "2008 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
  7. ^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  8. ^ "2004 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  9. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  10. ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  11. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  12. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
  13. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
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