Politics in the US state of Texas
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in theU.S. state ofTexas :
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which apresidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral votes Governor Lieutenant Attorney Comptroller Treasurer Land Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. 1846 J. Pinckney Henderson (D) Albert Clinton Horton (D) Volney Howard (D) James B. Shaw (D) James H. Raymond (D) Thomas W. Ward (D) D maj. D maj. Thomas Jefferson Rusk (D) Sam Houston (D) 2D 1847 George Tyler Wood (D) John Alexander Greer (D) John Woods Harris (D) 1848 George W. Smyth (D) D maj. D maj. Cass /Butler (D) N 1849 Peter Hansborough Bell (D) [ a] Henry Percy Brewster (D) 1850 Andrew Jackson Hamilton (D) D maj. D maj. 1851 James W. Henderson (D) Ebenezer Allen (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1852 Thomas J. Jennings (D) D maj. D maj. Pierce /King (D) Y 1853 James W. Henderson (D) [ b] vacant Elisha M. Pease (D) David Catchings Dickson (D) 1854 D maj. D maj. 1855 Hardin Richard Runnels (D) Sam Houston (D) 1D, 1KN 1856 James Willie (D) 20D, 9KN, 4? 60D, 30KN Buchanan /Breckinridge (D) Y 1857 Hardin Richard Runnels (D) Francis Lubbock (D) J. Pinckney Henderson (D) 2D 1858 Malcolm D. Graham (D) Clement R. Johns (D) Cyrus H. Randolph (D) Francis M. White (D) 27D, 6KN 81D, 9KN Matthias Ward (D) 1859 Sam Houston (CU) [ c] Edward Clark (D) John Hemphill (D) 1860 George M. Flournoy (D) D maj. D maj. Louis Wigfall (D) Breckinridge /Lane (SD) N 1861 Edward Clark (D) [ b] vacant Francis Lubbock (D) John McClannahan Crockett (D) Expelled followingTexas's secession from the U.S. 1862 Nathan G. Shelley (D) American Civil War American Civil War /no delegations seated1863 Pendleton Murrah (D) [ d] Fletcher Stockdale (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1864 Benjamin E. Tarver (D) no electors counted 1865 Fletcher Stockdale (D) [ b] vacant William Alexander (U) Willis L. Robards (D) Andrew Jackson Hamilton (DM)[ e] Samuel Harris (D) Francis M. White(D) Reconstruction /no delegations seated1866 James W. Throckmorton (D) [ f] George Washington Jones (D) [ f] William M. Walton (D) Albert H. Latimer (R) W. M. Royston (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1867 Elisha M. Pease (R) [ g] vacant [ h] Ezekiel B. Turner (U) Morgan C. Hamilton (R) John T. Allan (R) Joseph Spence (R) 1868 1869 J. W. Flanagan (R) [ i] George W. Honey (R) 1870 Edmund J. Davis (R) [ j] Donald Campbell (R) [ k] William Alexander(R) Albert A. Bledsoe (R) Jacob Kuechler (R) 19R, 9D, 2I[ l] 54R, 36D J. W. Flanagan (R) Morgan C. Hamilton (R) 3R, 1D 1871 Webster Flanagan (R) [ k] 18R, 10D, 2I[ m] [ l] 3D, 1R 1872 Albert Jennings Fountain (R) [ k] 4D Hendricks /Brown (D) N 1873 Edward Bradford Pickett (D) [ k] B. Graham (R) 15D, 13R, 2I[ l] 74D, 16R Morgan C. Hamilton (LR) 6D 1874 Richard Coke (D) [ n] Richard B. Hubbard (D) George Clark (D) Stephen Heard Darden (D) Andrew Jackson Dorn (D) J. J. Gross (D) 26D, 3R, 1I[ o] 79D, 11R 1875 25D, 3R, 2I[ p] Samuel B. Maxey (D) Morgan C. Hamilton (R) 1876 Richard B. Hubbard (D) [ b] vacant Hannibal Boone (D) 27D, 3R, 1I 81D, 6R, 6I Tilden /Hendricks (D) N 1877 Richard Coke (D) 1878 George McCormick (D) William C. Walsh (D) 1879 Oran Milo Roberts (D) Joseph D. Sayers (D) Francis Lubbock (D) 26D, 4R, 1G 74D, 10G, 9R 5D, 1GB 1880 James H. McLeary (D) William M. Brown (D) 28D, 2R, 1G[ q] Hancock /English (D) N 1881 Leonidas Jefferson Storey (D) 29D, 1R, 1G 82D, 8R, 3G 1882 John D. Templeton (D) 1883 John Ireland (D) Francis Marion Martin (D) William Jesse Swain (D) 30D, 1I 96D, 7I, 3R 10D, 1I 1884 Cleveland /Hendricks (D) Y 1885 Barnett Gibbs (D) 30D, 1R[ r] 103D, 3R 11D 1886 Jim Hogg (D) 1887 Lawrence Sullivan Ross (D) Thomas Benton Wheeler (D) John D. McCall (D) R. M. Hall(D) 103D, 5R, 1Pop John H. Reagan (D) 1888 Cleveland /Thurman (D) N 1889 31D 102D, 3R, 1I 1890
Year Executive offices State Legislature R. R. Comm. United States Congress Electoral votes Governor Lieutenant Attorney Comptroller Treasurer Land Comm. Ag. Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. 1891 Jim Hogg (D) George C. Pendleton (D) Charles A. Culberson (D) John D. McCall (D) William B. Wortham (D) William L. McGaughey (D) Lafayette L. Foster (D) [ s] 31D 104D, 2R 3D Horace Chilton (D) Richard Coke (D) 11D 1892 no such office Roger Q. Mills (D) Cleveland /Stevenson (D) Y 1893 Martin McNulty Crane (D) 30D, 1Pop 119D, 8Pop, 1R 13D 1894 1895 Charles A. Culberson (D) George Taylor Jester (D) Martin McNulty Crane (D) Richard W. Finley (D) Andrew Jackson Baker (D) 29D, 2Pop 101D, 22Pop, 4R, 1I[ t] Horace Chilton (D) 12D, 1R 1896 Bryan /Sewall (D) N 1897 28D, 2Pop, 1R 120D, 6Pop, 2R 1898 Thomas Slater Smith (D) 1899 Joseph D. Sayers (D) James Browning (D) John W. Robbins (D) Charles Rogan (D) 30D, 1R 118D, 9Pop, 1R Charles A. Culberson (D) 1900 Bryan /Stevenson (D) N 1901 Charles K. Bell (D) Robert M. Love (D) [ u] 31D 126D, 1Pop, 1IR Joseph W. Bailey (D) 13D 1902 1903 S. W. T. Lanham (D) George D. Neal (D) J. W. Stephen (D) [ v] John J. Terrell (D) 130D, 1R, 1Pop, 1IR 16D 1904 Robert V. Davidson (D) Parker /Davis N 1905 131D, 2R 1906 1907 Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) Asbury Bascom Davidson (D) Sam Sparks (D) Robert Teague Milner (D) [ w] 132D, 1R 1908 Edward R. Kone (D) Bryan /Kern (D) N 1909 James T. Robison (D) 30D, 1R 131D, 2R 1910 Jewel P. Lightfoot (D) 1911 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) W. P. Lane (D) 131D, 1R 1912 J. M. Edwards (D) Wilson /Marshall (D) Y James D. Walthall (D) 1913 William Harding Mayes (D) B. F. Looney (D) 141D, 1R Rienzi Melville Johnston (D) 18D Morris Sheppard (D) 1914 1915 James E. Ferguson (D) [ x] William P. Hobby (D) Henry B. Terrell (D) Fred Davis (D) 31D 140D, 1R, 1I 1916 1917 William P. Hobby (D) [ y] vacant 142D 1918 1919 Willard Arnold Johnson (D) Calvin Maples Cureton (D) John W. Baker(D) 141D, 1R 1920 M. L. Wiginton (D) George B. Terrell (D) Cox /Roosevelt (D) N 1921 Pat Morris Neff (D) Lynch Davidson (D) Lon A. Smith (D) Charles Vernon Terrell (D) 30D, 1R 137D, 4A, 1R 17D, 1R 1922 Walter Angus Keeling (D) 1923 Thomas Whitfield Davidson (D) 149D, 1R Earle B. Mayfield (D) 1924 Sidney Lee Staples (D) Davis /Bryan (D) N 1925 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) Barry Miller (D) Dan Moody (D) Sam Houston Terrell (D) W. Gregory Hatcher (D) 1926 1927 Dan Moody (D) Claude Pollard (D) 1928 Hoover /Curtis (R) Y 1929 31D Tom Connally (D) 18D Robert L. Bobbitt (D) J. H. Walker (D) 1930 17D, 1R[ z] 1931 Ross S. Sterling (D) Edgar E. Witt (D) James Allred (D) George H. Sheppard (D) Charley Lockhart (D) James E. McDonald (D) 150D[ aa] 1932 18D[ ab] Roosevelt /Garner (D) Y 1933 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) 148D, 2I 21D 1934 1935 James Allred (D) Walter Frank Woodul (D) William McCraw (D) 149D, 1I 1936 1937 William H. McDonald (D) 1938 1939 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) [ ac] Coke R. Stevenson (D) Gerald Mann (D) Bascom Giles (D) 150D 1940 Roosevelt /Wallace (D) Y 1941 Jesse James (D) Andrew Jackson Houston (D) Coke R. Stevenson (D) [ y] vacant W. Lee O'Daniel (D) 1942 1943 John Lee Smith (D) 1944 Grover Sellers (D) Roosevelt /Truman (D) Y 1945 1946 1947 Beauford H. Jester (D) [ ad] Allan Shivers (D) Price Daniel (D) 1948 Truman /Barkley (D) Y 1949 Allan Shivers (D) [ y] vacant Robert S. Calvert (D) Lyndon B. Johnson (D) 1950 20D, 1R[ ae] 1951 Ben Ramsey (D) John Coyle White (D) 149D, 1R[ af] 21D 1952 Eisenhower /Nixon (R) Y 1953 John Ben Shepperd (D) 150D Price Daniel (D) 22D 1954 1955 James Earl Rudder (D) 21D, 1R 1956 1957 Price Daniel (D) Will Wilson (D) William A. Blakley (D) Ralph Yarborough (D) 1958 Bill Allcorn (D) 1959 149D, 1I[ ag] 1960 Kennedy /Johnson (D) Y 1961 Jerry Sadler (D) 150D William A. Blakley (D) John Tower (R) 1962 148D, 2R[ ah] 1963 John Connally (D) Preston Smith (D) Waggoner Carr (D) 140D, 10R 21D, 2R 1964 Johnson /Humphrey (D) Y 1965 149D, 1R[ ai] 23D 1966 1967 Crawford Martin (D) 30D, 1R 143D, 7R 21D, 2R 1968 20D, 3R[ aj] Humphrey /Muskie (D) N 1969 Preston Smith (D) Ben Barnes (D) 29D, 2R 141D, 8R, 1I[ ak] 1970 1971 Bob Armstrong (D) 141D, 9R Lloyd Bentsen (D) 1972 Nixon /Agnew (R) Y 1973 Dolph Briscoe (D) William P. Hobby Jr. (D) John Hill (D) 28D, 3R 133D, 17R 20D, 4R 1974 1975 Bob Bullock (D) 132D, 18R 21D, 3R 1976 20D, 4R[ al] Carter /Mondale (D) Y 1977 Warren G. Harding (D) Reagan V. Brown (D) 131D, 19R 22D, 2R 1978 27D, 4R[ am] 1979 Bill Clements (R) Mark White (D) 127D, 23R 20D, 4R 1980 Reagan /Bush (R) Y 1981 24D, 7R 113D, 37R 19D, 5R 1982 1983 Mark White (D) Jim Mattox (D) Ann Richards (D) Garry Mauro (D) Jim Hightower (D) 26D, 5R 21D, 6R[ an] 1984 1985 25D, 6R 95D, 55R Phil Gramm (R) 17D, 10R 1986 1987 Bill Clements (R) 94D, 56R 1988 Bush /Quayle (R) Y 1989 23D, 8R 91D, 59R[ ao] 19D, 8R 1990 1991 Ann Richards (D) Bob Bullock (D) Dan Morales (D) John Sharp (D) Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Rick Perry (R) 22D, 9R[ ap] 90D, 60R 1992 Bush /Quayle (R) N 1993 18D, 13R 92D, 58R 2D, 1R Bob Krueger (D) 21D, 9R Martha Whitehead (D) [ aq] Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 1994 91D, 59R[ ar] 1995 George W. Bush (R) 17D, 14R 89D, 61R 3R 19D, 11R 1996 87D, 63R[ as] 18D, 12R[ at] Dole /Kemp (R) N 1997 office abolished [ au] 17R, 14D[ av] 82D, 68R 17D, 13R 1998
Year Executive offices State Legislature R. R. Comm. United States Congress Electoral votes Governor Lieutenant Attorney Comptroller Land Comm. Ag. Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator U.S. Senator U.S. 1999 George W. Bush (R) Rick Perry (R) John Cornyn (R) Carole Keeton Strayhorn (R) David Dewhurst (R) Susan Combs (R) 16R, 15D 78D, 72R 3R Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Phil Gramm (R) 17D, 13R 2000 Bush /Cheney (R) Y 2001 Rick Perry (R) Bill Ratliff (R) 2002 Greg Abbott (R) 2003 David Dewhurst (R) Jerry E. Patterson (R) 19R, 12D 88R, 62D John Cornyn (R) 17D, 15R 2004 16D, 16R[ aw] 2005 87R, 63D 21R, 11D 2006 86R, 64D[ ax] 2007 Susan Combs (R) Todd Staples (R) 20R, 11D 81R, 69D 19R, 13D 2008 79R, 71D[ ay] McCain /Palin (R) N 2009 19R, 12D 76R, 74D 20R, 12D 2010 77R, 73D[ az] 2011 101R, 49D[ ba] 23R, 9D 2012 102R, 48D[ bb] Romney /Ryan (R) N 2013 95R, 55D Ted Cruz (R) 24R, 12D 2014 2015 Greg Abbott (R) Dan Patrick (R) Ken Paxton (R) Glenn Hegar (R) [ bc] George P. Bush (R) Sid Miller (R) 20R, 11D 98R, 52D 25R, 11D 2016 99R, 50D, 1I[ bd] Trump /Pence (R) Y 2017 95R, 55D 2018 21R, 10D[ be] 2019 19R, 12D 83R, 67D 23R, 13D 2020 Trump /Pence (R) N 2021 18R, 13D 2022 85R, 65D[ bf] 24R, 12D[ bg] 2023 Dawn Buckingham (R) 19R, 12D 86R, 64D 25R, 13D 2024 87R, 63D[ bh] Trump Vance (R) Y 2025 Kelly Hancock (R) [ bi] 20R, 11D 88R, 62D
Key to partycolors andabbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
^ Resigned to take an elected seat in theUnited States House of Representatives . ^a b c d As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term. ^ Evicted from office due to his refusal to swear an oath to theConfederate States of America . ^ FledAustin as it fell toUnion forces. ^ Provisional military governor. ^a b Was removed from office by GeneralPhilip Sheridan , commander of theFifth Military District duringReconstruction . ^ Resigned due to disagreements with GeneralJoseph J. Reynolds . ^ The office remained vacant until the 14th Legislature in 1874. ^ Elected lieutenant governor in 1869 but was not inaugurated. He presided over the provisional session but left office after being selected as an at-large representative to the United States Congress. ^ Elected in a special election held under military direction. ^a b c d As president pro tempore of the state Senate, served as lieutenant governor ex officio while the office remained vacant. ^a b c Conservative IndependentsSamuel Evans and Edward Thomas Broughton caucused with the Democrats and are listed as Democrats by some sources. ^ Democrat James Eldrage Dillard won a special election to succeed RepublicanMijamin Priest , who resigned after being declared ineligible by the military government.[ 1] ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in theUnited States Senate . ^ DemocratSeth Shepard won a special election to fill the seat won by Republican T.G. Davidson, who refused to qualify after being elected in 1873.[ 2] ^ Independent Newton S. Craven won a special election to fill the seat held by Democrat William H. Trolinger, who resigned. ^ Republicans gained two seats through special elections ^ Some sources list three Democratic senators as independents from 1885–1887 ^ Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics & History. Governor Hogg appointed Foster to the First Railroad Commission of Texas in May. ^ Republican Arthur C. Tompkins won an election contest against Democrat William Joseph on February 15, 1895. Independent Frank Brooks was sworn in on April 16, 1895 after being elected to succeed Democrat Robert Harrell, who died. ^ Shot and killed in office by a former employee. ^ Appointed by Governor upon the death of his predecessor. ^ Governor appointed first incumbent when office was created by the Legislature. ^ Resigned due to the legislature's bringingimpeachment proceedings against him. ^a b c As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently in his own right. ^ RepublicanHarry M. Wurzbach successfully contested the election of DemocratAugustus McCloskey . ^ Rep. Homer Leonard was elected as awrite-in candidate as the candidate for the Good Government League. He officially served as a Democrat during his first term but as an independent during the following three. ^ DemocratRichard M. Kleberg won a special election to fill the seat of RepublicanHarry M. Wurzbach , who died. ^ Resigned after winning the Democratic primary for a United States Senate seat; he won the election. ^ Died in office. ^ RepublicanBen H. Guill won a special election to succeed DemocratEugene Worley , who resigned, flipping a seat. ^ Edward T. Dicker was the sole Republican in the legislature.^ Democrat Howard Green served as an Independent during the56th legislature ^ Kenneth Williams Kohler andGeorge F. Korkmas were the two Republicans elected in a special election.^ Frank Kell Cahoon was the sole Republican legislator.^ RepublicanJames M. Collins won a special election to fill the seat of DemocratJoe R. Pool , who died. ^ John Poerner won his seat as a Republican in a special election March, but changed to Independent once sworn into the House. ^ RepublicanRon Paul won a special election to succeed DemocratRobert R. Casey , who resigned, flipping a seat. ^ RepublicanBob Price won a 1977 special election to fill the seat of DemocratMax Sherman , who resigned. ^ Representative Phil Gramm resigned and switched parties from Democratic to Republican. He then won the ensuing special election to succeed himself. ^ Republicans gained two seats in special elections in early 1989 ^ RepublicanDavid Sibley won a February special election to fill the seat of DemocratChet Edwards , who resigned to become aU.S. Representative . ^ Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his or her own right. ^ Representative Ric Williams switched parties.[ 3] ^ In February 1995, RepublicanTodd Staples won a special election to flip a seat.[ 4] [ 5] ^ Representative Greg Laughlin switched parties from Democratic to Republican. ^ In 1996, voters approved a constitutional amendment abolishing the Office of State Treasurer and transferring its functions to the Office of Comptroller of Public Accounts. ^ In January 1997, RepublicanSteve Ogden won a special election to flip a seat. ^ RepresentativeRalph Hall switched parties from Democratic to Republican. ^ DemocratDonna Howard won a special election to fill the unexpired term of Republican Todd Baxter. ^ Democrat Dan Barret won a special election to fill the unexpired term of Republican Anna Mowery, and Republican Kirk England switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic, flipping two seats.[ 6] [ 7] ^ Representative Chuck Hopson switched parties from Democratic to Republican in November 2009. ^ RepresentativesAllan Ritter andAaron Peña switched parties from Democratic to Republican after the election. ^ Representative J.M. Lozano switched parties from Democratic to Republican in March. ^ Resigned. ^ Republican John Lujan won a special election to succeed Democrat Joe Farias, who resigned, flipping a seat.[ 8] [ 9] ^ RepublicanPete Flores won a special election to succeed DemocratCarlos Uresti , who resigned, flipping a seat.[ 10] ^ RepublicanJohn Lujan won a special election to succeed DemocratLeo Pacheco , who resigned, flipping a seat.[ 11] Ryan Guillen switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[ 12] ^ RepublicanMayra Flores won a special election to succeed DemocratFilemon Vela Jr. , who resigned, flipping a seat.[ 13] ^ Shawn Thierry switched parties from Democratic to Republican in August.^ Acting. ^ "Mijamin Priest" . Legislative Reference Library of Texas. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2024 .^ "Seth Shepard" . Legislative Reference Library of Texas. RetrievedOctober 7, 2025 .^ McNeely, Dave (December 21, 1993)."Williamson party switch no surprise" .Austin American Statesman . RetrievedJune 17, 2023 . ^ "Republican wins District 11 seat in special vote".Houston Chronicle ^ Attlesey, Sam (June 27, 1995)."Laughlin, tops list of converts to GOP He says switch is about principles" .The Dallas Morning News . RetrievedJune 4, 2023 . ^ "Race Summary Report: Special Runoff Election State Representative District 97" .Office of the Secretary of State of Texas . Retrieved2021-07-16 .^ "State Representative Kirk England switches to Democratic Party | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth" . 2014-02-22. Archived fromthe original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved2021-07-16 .^ Gonzalez, John W. (2016-01-27)."Republican Lujan captures South Side special legislative election" .San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved2021-06-28 . ^ Gonzalez, John W. (2016-08-03)."Independent Thompson captures District 120 seat" .mySA . Retrieved2021-06-28 . ^ Mikelionis, Lukas (2018-09-20)."Texas Republican wins state Senate race in district held by Democrats for 139 years" .Fox News . Retrieved2021-06-28 . ^ Svitek, Patrick (2021-11-02)."Republican John Lujan wins special election runoff to flip Texas House seat in San Antonio" .The Texas Tribune . Retrieved2021-11-06 . ^ Svitek, Patrick (November 15, 2021)."State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats" .The Texas Tribune . RetrievedNovember 15, 2021 . ^ Svitek, Patrick (2022-06-11)."Republicans flip U.S. House seat in South Texas, historically a Democratic stronghold" .The Texas Tribune . Retrieved2023-01-04 .
