Texas Senate, District 19

District 19 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Bandera, Brewster, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward and Winkler counties, and portions of Bexar and El Paso counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 19 is Carlos I. Uresti, who has held this office since November 12, 2006.

Election history

Election history of District 19 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent elections

2006

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Dick Bowen
votes = 40,556
percentage = 40.82
change = +0.18Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Carlos Uresti
votes = 58,793
percentage = 59.18
change = -0.18Election box majority
votes = 18,237
percentage = 18.36
change = -0.37Election box turnout
votes = 99,349
percentage =
change = +2.70Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin
title=Special election, 7 November 2006: Senate District 19, Unexpired term [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 Special November Elections | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Dick Bowen
votes = 39,312
percentage = 40.64
change = +40.64Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Carlos Uresti
votes = 57,426
percentage = 59.36
change = -40.64Election box majority
votes = 18,237
percentage = 18.72
change = -81.28Election box turnout
votes = 96,738
percentage =
change = +26.31Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary, 2006: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Frank L. Madla (Incumbent)
votes = 18,936
percentage = 43.48
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Carlos Uresti
votes = 24,610
percentage = 56.51
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 12,025
percentage =
change = Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Dick Bowen
votes = 3,513
percentage = 51.32
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Darrel Brown
votes = 3,332
percentage = 48.67
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 6,845
percentage =
change =

Previous elections

2002

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Frank L. Madla (Incumbent)
votes = 76,590
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 76,590
percentage = 100.00
change = +37.89Election box turnout
votes = 76,590
percentage =
change = +37.89Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1998

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1998 General Election | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Frank L. Madla (Incumbent)
votes = 55,544
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 55,544
percentage = 100.00
change = -8.07Election box turnout
votes = 55,544
percentage =
change = -8.07Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2006-11-26 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Frank L. Madla
votes = 60,422
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 60,422
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box turnout
votes = 60,422
percentage =
change = -45.34Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 19 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2006-11-27 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gregory Luna (Incumbent)
votes = 86,742
percentage = 50.94
change = Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Ernesto Ancira
votes = 76,967
percentage = 45.20
change = Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = James “Ted” Bonnet
votes = 6,551
percentage = 3.84
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,775
percentage = 5.54
change = Election box turnout
votes = 176,260
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

District officeholders

References