American legislative district
District 15 of theTexas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion ofHarris county in theU.S. state ofTexas .[ 1]
The current senator from District 15 isMolly Cook . Cook was elected in a special election to succeedJohn Whitmire , who resigned on December 31, 2023, to take office as the mayor of Houston.[ 2] [ 3]
Top 4 biggest cities in district [ edit ] District 15 has a population of 793,108 with 574,255 that is at voting age from the2010 census .[ 4]
Election history of District 27 from 1992.[ b]
Changes with 2022.
District officeholders [ edit ] Legislature Senator, District 15 Counties in District 1 Edward Burleson Bastrop ,Travis .2 3 Wilds K. Cooke Brazos ,Leon ,Limestone ,Navarro ,Robertson .4 Jesse Grimes Grimes ,Montgomery ,Walker .5 William C. Edwards Jasper ,Newton ,Sabine ,San Augustine .6 James M. Burroughs 7 8 Franklin Barlow Sexton Henry C. Wallace 9 J. J. Dickson William D. Lair Collin ,Grayson .10 James W. Throckmorton 11 John K. Bumpass 12 John S. Mills Grimes ,Madison ,Walker .13 Edward T. Randle 14 Grimes ,Madison ,San Jacinto ,Walker .15 Thomas J. McCulloch Brazos ,Leon ,Robertson .16 17 John Nathaniel Henderson 18 Lochlin Johnson Farrar Freestone ,Limestone ,Navarro .19 20 Eldred James Simkins 21 22 23 William P. McComb Grimes ,Leon ,Madison ,Montgomery ,Polk ,San Jacinto ,Walker .24 25 George D. Neal 26 27 28 Alfred W. Morris 29 McDonald J. Meachum 30 31 32 33 Clinton W. Nugent 34 35 William L. Dean 36 37 Henry L. Lewis 38 39 Gus Russek Austin ,Colorado ,Fayette ,Lavaca ,Waller .40 41 42 43 44 Louis J. Sulak 45 46 47 48 49 50 Gus J. Strauss 51 52 53 Austin ,Colorado ,Fayette ,Lavaca ,Lee ,Waller ,Wharton .54 55 Culp Krueger 56 57 58 Austin ,Colorado ,Fayette ,Lavaca ,Matagorda ,Washington ,Wharton .59 60 Henry Grover Portion ofHarris . 61 62 63 Jack C. Ogg 64 65 66 67 68 John Whitmire 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 John Whitmire Molly Cook 89 Molly Cook
^ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown. ^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF) .WTAW . RetrievedJuly 25, 2024 .^ Church, Abby (December 29, 2023)."John Whitmire resigns from Texas Senate ahead of mayoral inauguration" .Houston Chronicle . ^ Schneider, Andrew (May 5, 2024)."Molly Cook defeats State Rep. Jarvis Johnson in special election for Senate District 15" .Houston Public Media . ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF) . The Texas State Senate. RetrievedJune 24, 2020 .^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF) . The Texas State Senate. RetrievedJune 24, 2020 .^ "County by County Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024" (PDF) .Texas Secretary of State . RetrievedDecember 11, 2024 .^ "Official Canvass Report 2024 SPECIAL ELECTION SENATE DISTRICT 15" (PDF) .Texas Election Results . Texas Secretary of State. RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF) .Texas Election Results . Texas Secretary of State. RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "2018 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJune 24, 2020 .^ "2014 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedNovember 3, 2018 .^ "2012 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedNovember 3, 2018 .^ "2010 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedNovember 3, 2018 .^ "2006 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "2002 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "2002 Republican Party Primary Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived fromthe original on November 8, 2006. RetrievedDecember 19, 2006 .^ "2000 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "1996 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "1992 Republican Party Primary Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived fromthe original on November 8, 2006. RetrievedDecember 19, 2006 .^ "2006 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "1992 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 .^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived fromthe original on November 8, 2006. RetrievedDecember 19, 2006 .^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived fromthe original on November 8, 2006. RetrievedDecember 19, 2006 .