Texas Senate, District 30

District 30 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise and Young counties, and portions of Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

Texas's 30th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Drew Springer
R–Muenster
Demographics72.8% White
6.7% Black
17.2% Hispanic
2.4% Asian
Population914,739

The District is currently represented by Drew Springer who took office in early January, 2021, replacing Pat Fallon.

Top 5 biggest cities in district

District 30 has a population of 829,574 with 623,474 that are at voting age from the 2010 census.[1]

Name County Pop.[2][lower-alpha 1]
1 Wichita Falls Wichita 104,553
2 Denton Denton 73,602
3 Sherman Grayson 38,521
4 Wylie Collin 28,082
5 Weatherford Parker 25,250

Election history

Election history of District 30 from 1992.[lower-alpha 2]

2020
Texas's 30th State Senate District Special Election, 2020 runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Drew Springer Jr. 32,599 56.45%
Republican Shelley Luther 25,146 43.55%
Total votes 57,745 100.0%
Republican hold
Texas's 30th State Senate District Special Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shelley Luther 22,135 32.2%
Republican Drew Springer Jr. 21,971 31.9%
Democratic Jacob Minter 14,572 21.2%
Republican Christopher Watts 4,284 6.2%
Republican Craig Carter 3,413 5.0%
Republican Andy Hopper 2,432 3.5%
Total votes 68,807 100.0%

2018

Pat Fallon defeated incumbent Craig Estes in the 2018 Republican primary.

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 30[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Fallon 234,374 73.92 -12.73
Democratic Kevin Lopez 82,669 26.08 +26.08
Turnout 317,043
Republican hold

2014
Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 30[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) 140,240 86.65 +0.53
Libertarian Cory Lane 21,599 13.35 -0.53
Turnout 161,839
Republican hold

2012
Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 30[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) 217,877 86.12 +13.88
Libertarian Richard Wells Forsythe, Jr. 35,127 13.88 +13.88
Turnout 253,004
Republican hold

2008
Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 30[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) 221,470 100.00
Turnout 221,470
Republican hold

2004
Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 30[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) 182,057 69.05 +1.49
Democratic Paul S. Gibbs 81,614 30.95 +1.18
Majority 100,443 38.09 +0.31
Turnout 263,671 +63.16
Republican hold

2002
Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 30[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) 109,167 67.55 +4.91
Democratic Donald L. Acheson 48,110 29.77 -7.58
Libertarian Diane Wilson 4,321 2.67 +2.67
Majority 61,057 37.78 +12.49
Turnout
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 30[9]
Candidate Votes  % ±
Dave Deison 11,508 42.30
✓ Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) 15,698 57.70
Majority 4,190 15.40
Turnout
Democratic primary, 2002: Senate District 30[10]
Candidate Votes  % ±
✓ Donald R. Acheson 12,723 57.01
Robert H. Fenoglio, Sr. 9,595 42.99
Majority 3,128 14.02
Turnout 22,318

2001
Special Election Runoff: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term[11]
4 December 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Estes 109,167 62.70 [12]+15.49
Democratic Greg L. Underwood 9,120 37.30 +14.38
Majority 6,212 25.40
Turnout 24,452
Republican hold
Special Election: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term[13]
6 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Estes 16,870 47.21
Democratic Greg L. Underwood 8,189 22.92
Republican Kirk Wilson 6,105 17.09
Republican Harry Reynolds 2,908 8.14
Republican Doug Jeffrey 1,139 3.19
Independent Rick Bunch 520 1.46
Turnout 35,731

1998
Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 30[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Haywood (Incumbent) 82,996 62.65 +11.44
Democratic Greg Underwood 49,483 37.35 -11.44
Majority 33,513 25.30 +22.88
Turnout 132,479
Republican hold

1994
Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 30[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steven A. Carriker (Incumbent) 73,964 48.79 -1.94
Republican Tom Haywood 77,626 51.21 +1.94
Majority 3,662 2.42 +0.95
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 30[16]
Candidate Votes  % ±
✓ Tom Haywood 9,284 65.60
Doyle High 4,868 34.40
Majority 4,416 31.20
Turnout 14,152

1992
Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 30[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steven A. Carriker (Incumbent) 100,079 50.73
Republican Tom Haywood 97,180 49.27
Majority 2,899 1.47
Turnout 197,259
Democratic hold

District officeholders
Legislature Senator, District 30 Counties in District
5 Antoine Supervièle Bexar.
6
7 Isaiah Addison Paschal
8
9 N. A. Mitchell
10 N. A. Mitchell
William B. Knox
11 William B. Knox
12 Albert Jennings Fountain Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala.
13
14 William J. Russell, Jr. All of Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Encinal, Frio, Hidalgo, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala.
Portion of Bexar.
15 James Harvey McLeary Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green.
16 Augustus W. Houston
17
18 John Henry Traylor Bosque, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Somervell.
19
20 Louis N. Frank
21
22
23 James W. Swayne Hood, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant.
24 William J. Bailey
25
26 William A. Hanger
27
28
29
30 David M. Alexander
31
32 Offa S. Lattimore
33
34
35
36 Robert Carlock
37
38 Robert A. Stuart
39 William H. Bledsoe Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, Yoakum.
40
41 Pink L. Parrish
42
43 Arthur Pope Duggan
44 Arthur Pope Duggan
G. Hobert Nelson
45 G. Hobert Nelson
46
47 Marshall Formby
48
49 Sterling J. Parrish
50
51 Kilmer Blane Corbin, Sr.
52
53 Andrew J. "Andy" Rogers Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher.
54
55
56
57
58
59
60 Jack Hightower Archer, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, King, Knox, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher, Wichita, Wilbarger.
61
62
63 Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger.
64 Ray Farabee
65
66
67
68 All of Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cooke, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
Portion of Denton.
69
70
71 Steve Carriker
72
73 All of Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
Portion of Denton.
74 Tom Haywood All of Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger.
Portions of Collin, Denton, Taylor.
75
76
77 Tom Haywood
Craig Estes
78 Craig Estes All of Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young.
Portions of Collin, Denton.
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80
81
82
83 All of Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young.
Portions of Collin, Denton.
84
85
86 Pat Fallon
87 Drew Springer

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 June 18, 2020.
  2. "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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  4. "2014 General Election access". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas.
  5. "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  8. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  9. "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  10. "2002 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  11. "Special Election Runoff, State Senate, District 30". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  12. Change from Special Election
  13. "Special Election, State Senate, District 30". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  14. "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  15. "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  16. "1994 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
  17. "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
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