Texas Senate, District 21

District 21 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata and Zavala counties and a portion of Bexar county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 21 is Judith Zaffirini.

Election history

Election history of District 21 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2004

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title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 127,573
percentage = 100.00
change = +10.89Election box majority
votes = 127,573
percentage = 100.00
change = +21.78Election box turnout
votes = 127,573
percentage =
change = +18.86Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary, 2004: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Raymond Bruni
votes = 17,089
percentage = 21.35
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 62,960
percentage = 78.65
change = Election box majority no party
votes = 45,871
percentage = 57.30
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 80,049
percentage =
change =

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 95,644
percentage = 89.11
change = +22.65Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Jeff Carruthers
votes = 11,688
percentage = 10.89
change = +10.89Election box majority
votes = 83,956
percentage = 78.22
change = +45.31Election box turnout
votes = 107,332
percentage =
change = -32.76Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

2000

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title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = David Swift
votes = 53,547
percentage = 33.54
change = -0.14Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 106,089
percentage = 66.46
change = +0.14Election box majority
votes = 52,542
percentage = 32.91
change = +0.27Election box turnout
votes = 159,636
percentage =
change = +15.13Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = James C. Whitworth
votes = 46,698
percentage = 33.68
change = +2.21Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 91,956
percentage = 66.32
change = -2.21Election box majority
votes = 45,258
percentage = 32.64
change = -4.41Election box turnout
votes = 138,654
percentage =
change = +33.77Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 71,029
percentage = 68.53
change = -31.47Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Fernando Cantu
votes = 32,624
percentage = 31.47
change = +31.47Election box majority
votes = 38,405
percentage = 37.05
change = -62.95Election box turnout
votes = 103,653
percentage =
change = -6.95Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 21 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)
votes = 111,398
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 111,398
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box turnout
votes = 111,398
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

District officeholders

References