Texas Senate, District 6

District 6 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 6 is Mario Gallegos, Jr. who who has served since 1995.

Election history

Election history of District 6 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent elections

2004

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mario Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 75,318
percentage = 91.74
change = -8.24Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Tony Deppenschmidt
votes = 6,614
percentage = 8.05
change = +8.05Election box candidate
party = Write-In
candidate = Susan Delgado
votes = 160
percentage = 0.19
change = +0.19Election box majority
votes = 68,704
percentage = 83.69
change = -16.31Election box turnout
votes = 82,092
percentage =
change = +51.65Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary, 2004: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 6,484
percentage = 53.92
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Yolanda Navarro Flores
votes = 5,541
percentage = 46.07
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 12,025
percentage =
change =

Previous elections

2002

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mario Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 54,130
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 54,130
percentage = 100.00
change = +43.41Election box turnout
votes = 54,130
percentage =
change = +43.41Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1998

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title=Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1998 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mario Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 37,746
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 37,746
percentage = 100.00
change = -2.59Election box turnout
votes = 37,746
percentage =
change = -2.59Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mario Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 38,749
percentage = 100.00
change = +57.52Election box majority
votes = 38,749
percentage = 100.00
change = +69.20Election box turnout
votes = 38,749
percentage =
change = -74.55Election box gain with party link no swing
loser = Republican Party (US)
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary runoff, 1994: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 9,613
percentage = 57.19
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Roman O. Martinez
votes = 7,193
percentage = 42.80
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 16,806
percentage =
change = Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary, 1994: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Roman O. Martinez
votes = 9,026
percentage = 37.91
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.
votes = 5,990
percentage = 25.15
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Yolanda Navarro Flores
votes = 4,936
percentage = 20.73
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = David Thomas McCullough
votes = 3,857
percentage = 16.19
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 23,809
percentage =
change =

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 6 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Dan Shelley
votes = 87,570
percentage = 57.52
change =Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Don Coffey
votes = 64,669
percentage = 42.48
change =Election box majority
votes = 22,901
percentage = 15.04
change =Election box turnout
votes = 152,239
percentage =
change =Election box gain with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser = Democratic Party (US)

District officeholders

References