Texas Senate, District 14

District 14 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Travis county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 14 is Kirk Watson.

Election history

Election history of District 14 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2006

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 14 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-15 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Kirk Watson
votes = 127,223
percentage = 80.32
change = +27.61Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Robert "Rock" Howard
votes = 31,180
percentage = 19.68
change = +15.51Election box majority
votes = 96,043
percentage = 60.63
change = +51.05Election box turnout
votes = 158,403
percentage =
change = -12.29Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 14 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Ben Bentzin
votes = 77,885
percentage = 43.12
change = +43.12Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)
votes = 95,182
percentage = 52.70
change = -29.25Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Marianne Robbins
votes = 7,537
percentage = 4.17
change = -13.87Election box majority
votes = 17,297
percentage = 9.58
change = -54.33Election box turnout
votes = 180,604
percentage =
change = -20.20Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

2000

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title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 14 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)
votes = 185,48
percentage = 81.95
change = -2.92Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Tom Davis
votes = 40,847
percentage = 18.05
change = +2.92Election box majority
votes = 144,631
percentage = 63.90
change = -5.85Election box turnout
votes = 180,604
percentage =
change = -20.20Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 14 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)
votes = 157,194
percentage = 84.87
change = +1.86Election box candidate with party link
party= United States Natural Law Party
candidate = Sandra L. BonSell
votes = 28,013
percentage = 15.13
change = +15.13Election box majority
votes = 129,181
percentage = 69.75
change = +3.72Election box turnout
votes = 185,207
percentage =
change = +13.07Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 14 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)
votes = 135,979
percentage = 83.02
change = +15.40Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Gary Johnson
votes = 27,820
percentage = 16.98
change = +13.52Election box majority
votes = 108,159
percentage = 66.03
change = +27.34Election box turnout
votes = 163,799
percentage =
change = -35.75Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 14 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gonzalo Barrientos (Incumbent)
votes = 172,384
percentage = 67.61
change =Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Bill Malone, Jr.
votes = 73,729
percentage = 28.92
change =Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Gary E. Johnson
votes = 8,837
percentage = 3.47
change = Election box majority
votes = 98,655
percentage = 38.70
change =Election box turnout
votes = 147,975
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

District officeholders

References