Texas Senate, District 21

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District 21 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Caldwell, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, and Zapata counties and portions of Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas.{{cite web |title=State Senate Districts PLANS2168 |url=https://wtaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/XGRmapSenateCourtesyTrentAshby.pdf |website=WTAW |access-date=25 July 2024}}

The current senator from District 21 is Judith Zaffirini.

Biggest cities in the district

District 21 has a population of 807,460 with 567,099 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.{{cite web | url = https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/fyiwebdocs/PDF/senate/dist21/r4.pdf| title = District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | accessdate = 2020-06-19 | publisher = The Texas State Senate}}

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! Name ! County ! Pop.{{cite web \| url = https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/fyiwebdocs/PDF/senate/dist21/r6.pdf \| title = Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District \| accessdate = 2020-06-19 \| publisher = The Texas State Senate}}{{efn\|name=pop\|Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city}}
1 \|Laredo \|Webb \|236,091
2 \|Austin \|Travis \|129,085
3 \|San Marcos \|Caldwell/Hays/Guadalupe \|24,197
4 \|Seguin \|Guadalupe \|23,620
5 \|Portland \|San Patricio \|15,099

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! Name

! County

! Pop.{{cite web | url = https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/fyiwebdocs/PDF/senate/dist21/r6.pdf | title = Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District | accessdate = 2020-06-19 | publisher = The Texas State Senate}}{{efn|name=pop|Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city}}

|236,091

|129,085

|Caldwell/Hays/Guadalupe

|24,197

|23,620

|15,099

Election history

Election history of District 21 from 1992.{{efn|name=primary|Uncontested primary elections are not shown.}}

=2022=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 21{{cite web |title=Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION |url=https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/47009/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1721825820340 |website=Texas Election Results |publisher=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=24 July 2024}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 129,832

| percentage = 61.56

| change = +1.42

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Julie Dahlberg

| votes = 75,799

| percentage = 35.94

| change = -3.92

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Arthur Dibianca

| votes = 5,282

| percentage = 2.50

| change = +2.50

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 210,913

| percentage = 100.00

| change =

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

=2020=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 21{{cite web |title=Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION |url=https://results.texas-election.com/static/data/Reports/44144/OfficialCanvassReport.pdf?v=1721825317498 |website=Texas Election Results |publisher=Texas Secretary of State |access-date=24 July 2024}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 167,672

| percentage = 60.14

| change = -39.86

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Frank Pomeroy

| votes = 111,142

| percentage = 39.86

| change = +39.86

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 278,814

| percentage = 100.00

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist319_state.htm | title = 2016 General Election | accessdate = 2020-06-19 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 160,959

| percentage = 100.00

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 160,959

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

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=2012=

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Texas General Election 2012: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist164_state.htm | title = 2012 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Republican - Grant Rostig

| votes = 55,933

| percentage = 29.17

| change = +0.02

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Libertarian - Joseph Morse

| votes = 6,128

| percentage = 3.20

| change = +0.59

}}

{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Democrat - Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 129,681

| percentage = 67.63

| change = -0.61

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 191,742

| percentage =

| change = +1

}}

=2008=

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Texas General Election 2008: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_state.htm | title = 2008 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Republican - Louis H. Bruni

| votes = 55,363

| percentage = 29.15

| change =

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Libertarian - Barry L. Allison

| votes = 4,966

| percentage = 2.61

| change =

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Democrat - Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 129,608

| percentage = 68.24

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 189,937

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box begin no party

| title=Democratic primary, 2008: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2008 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-03-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2006-11-08 }}

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner =

| candidate = Rene Barrientos

| votes = 23,262

| percentage = 21.4

| change =

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{{Election box candidate no party with winner

| winner = ✓

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 108,572

| percentage = 78.6

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout no party

| votes = 131,834

| percentage =

| change =

}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist114_state.htm | title = 2004 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 127,573

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +10.89

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 127,573

| percentage = 100.00

| change = +21.78

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 127,573

| percentage =

| change = +18.86

}}

{{Election 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) | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | archivedate = 2006-11-08 }}

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{{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 =

}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist95_state.htm | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 95,644

| percentage = 89.11

| change = +22.65

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Libertarian Party (US)

| candidate = Jeff Carruthers

| votes = 11,688

| percentage = 10.89

| change = +10.89

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 83,956

| percentage = 78.22

| change = +45.31

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 107,332

| percentage =

| change = -32.76

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

=2000=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist82_state.htm | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = David Swift

| votes = 53,547

| percentage = 33.54

| change = -0.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 106,089

| percentage = 66.46

| change = +0.14

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 52,542

| percentage = 32.91

| change = +0.27

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 159,636

| percentage =

| change = +15.13

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

=1996=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist56_state.htm | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = James C. Whitworth

| votes = 46,698

| percentage = 33.68

| change = +2.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Judith Zaffirini (Incumbent)

| votes = 91,956

| percentage = 66.32

| change = -2.21

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 45,258

| percentage = 32.64

| change = -4.41

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 138,654

| percentage =

| change = +33.77

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

=1994=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist11_state.htm | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | 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 = -31.47

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party= Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Fernando Cantu

| votes = 32,624

| percentage = 31.47

| change = +31.47

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 38,405

| percentage = 37.05

| change = -62.95

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 103,653

| percentage =

| change = -6.95

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

=1992=

{{Election box begin

| title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 21{{cite web | url = https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist5_state.htm | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 24 July 2024 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) }}

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{{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 =

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (US)

}}

District officeholders

3 \| H. Clay Davis \| Cameron, Starr, Webb.
class="wikitable" ! Legislature ! Senator, District 21 ! width=70% \| Counties in District
4 \| Edward Burleson John Salmon "Rip" Ford \| Gillespie, Hays, Travis.
5 \| rowspan=2 \| Elliot McNeil Millican \| rowspan=4 \| Brazos, Burleson, Leon, Robertson.
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7 \| Elliot McNeil Millican David M. Whaley
8 \| David M. Whaley
9 \| Robert H. Graham \| Archer, Baylor, Buchanan, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young.
10 \| Daniel Montague \| rowspan=2 \| Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Knox, Montague, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young.
11 \| J. M. Blount
12 \| rowspan=2 \| Samuel Evans \| rowspan=2 \| Collin, Dallas, Tarrant.
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14 \| Robert D. Allison \| Collin, Denton, Wise.
15 \| rowspan=2 \| William M. Brown \| rowspan=3 \| Bell, Falls, Milam.
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17 \| Andrew Jackson Harris
18 \| rowspan=2 \| William H. Getzendaner \| rowspan=5 \| Ellis, Hill, Johnson.
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20 \| rowspan=2 \| Samuel C. Upshaw
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22 \| Martin McNulty Crane
23 \| William Oscar Hutchison \| rowspan=16 \| Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays.
24 \| rowspan=4 \| Joseph Burton Dibrell, Jr.
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28 \| rowspan=3 \| Joseph Faust
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31 \| rowspan=2 \| Ferdinand C. Weinert
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33 \| Ferdinand C. Weinert James A. Harley
34 \| James A. Harley
35 \| James A. Harley Martin Faust
36 \| Martin Faust
37 \| Cyrus Richards Alvin J. Wirtz
38 \| Alvin J. Wirtz
39 \| rowspan=4 \| Carl C. Hardin \| rowspan=14 \| Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton.
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43 \| rowspan=2 \| Roy Sanderford
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45 \| rowspan=2 \| James Manley Head
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47 \| rowspan=2 \| Karl Lovelady
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49 \| rowspan=2 \| Buster Brown
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51 \| rowspan=2 \| William A. Shofner
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53 \| rowspan=7 \| Abraham "Chick" Kazen \| rowspan=7 \| Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, La Salle, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata.
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60 \| rowspan=3 \| Wayne Connally \| rowspan=3 \| All of Atascosa, Bee, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Refugio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
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63 \| rowspan=7 \| John Traeger \| rowspan=5 \| All of Atascosa, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
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68 \| rowspan=2 \| All of Atascosa, Bee, Comal, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
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70 \| rowspan=20 \| Judith Zaffirini \| rowspan=3 \| All of Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portions of Bexar, Comal.
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73 \| All of Bee, Brewster, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Starr, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portions of Bexar, Comal, El Paso.
74 \| rowspan=4 \| All of Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portions of Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Uvalde.
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78 \| rowspan=5 \| All of Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala. Portion of Bexar.
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83 \|rowspan=5\|Bee, Caldwell, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata. Portions of Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis.
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88 \| rowspan=2\|Caldwell, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata. Portions of Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis.
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