Texas Senate, District 2

Texas's 2nd
State Senate district
Texas's 2nd; State Senate district
Senator
	Bob Hall; R–Edgewood
Demographics	51.8% White; 13.1% Black; 30.5% Hispanic; 2.3% Asian; 0.1% Other
Population (2016)	875,650

American legislative district

District 2 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, and Van Zandt counties, and portions of Collin, Dallas, and Ellis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 2 is Bob Hall.

Election history

Election history of District 2 from 1992.^[1]

2022

2022 General Election: Senate District 2^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Hall (Incumbent)	172,713	61.90	+2.55
	Democratic	Prince Giadolor	79,950	38.10	−2.55
Turnout			279,022	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 General Election: Senate District 2^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Hall (Incumbent)	153,151	59.35	−24.25
	Democratic	Kendall Scudder	104,897	40.65	+40.65
Turnout			258,048
	Republican hold

Republican Primary, 2018: Senate District 2^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hall (Incumbent)	35,530	53.23%
	Republican	Cindy Burkett	31,216	46.77%

Democratic Primary, 2018: Senate District 2^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendall Scudder	20,573	100.00%

2014

Texas General Elections 2014: Senate District 2^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Hall	99,925	83.58	−16.42
	Libertarian	Don Bates	19,626	16.42	+16.42
Turnout			119,551
	Republican hold

Republican Primary Runoff, 2014: Senate District 2^[7]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Bob Hall	18,230	50.4
	Bob Deuell	17,930	49.6
Majority
Turnout		36,160

Republican Primary, 2014: Senate District 2
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Bob Deuell	23,847	48.5
✓	Bob Hall	19,085	38.8
	Mark Thompson	6,240	12.7
Majority
Turnout		49,172

2012

2012 General Election: Senate District 2^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Deuell (Incumbent)	172,451	100	+33.62
Turnout			172,451	100
	Republican hold

2010

Texas General Election, 2010: Senate District 2^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Deuell (Incumbent)	105,779	66.38	−12.30
	Democratic	Kathleen Maria Shaw	53,566	33.62	+33.62
Turnout			159,345	100
	Republican hold

Republican Primary, 2010: Senate District 2^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Deuell (Incumbent)	38,086	70.96%
	Republican	Sharon Russell	15,588	29.04%

Democratic Primary, 2010: Senate District 2^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Maria Shaw	9,561	100.00%

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 2^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Deuell	92,431	78.68	+24.74
	Libertarian	Dennis Kaptain	25,403	21.31	+19.82
Majority			67,388	57.36	+47.98
Turnout			117,474		−20.86
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 2^[13]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Bob Deuell	17,026	67.34
	Tim McCallum	8,259	32.66
Majority		8,767	34.67
Turnout		25,285

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 2^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Deuell	80,075	53.94	+7.12
	Democratic	David H. Cain	66,151	44.56	−8.61
	Libertarian	Robert Parker	2,217	1.49	+1.49
Majority			13,924	9.38	+3.03
Turnout			148,443		−21.21
	Republican gain from Democratic

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 2^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David H. Cain	100,181	53.18	+1.00
	Republican	Bob Deuell	88,212	46.82	−1.00
Majority			11,969	6.35	+2.01
Turnout			188,393		+19.02
	Democratic hold

Republican primary runoff, 2000: Senate District 2^[16]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Bob Deuell	4,633	62.79
	Richard Harvey	2,746	37.21
Majority		1,887	25.57
Turnout		7,379

Republican primary, 2000: Senate District 2^[17]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Richard Harvey	10,263	37.88
✓	Bob Deuell	9,916	36.60
	Keith Wheeler	6,912	25.51
Turnout		27,091

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 2^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David H. Cain	82,580	52.17	−1.58
	Republican	Bob Reese	75,704	47.83	−1.58
Majority			6,876	4.34	+4.34
Turnout			158,284	29.66	+19.02
	Democratic hold

Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 2^[19]
Candidate		Votes	%
	Richard Harvey	9,566	41.35
✓	Bob Reese	13,568	58.65
Turnout		23,134

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 2^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David H. Cain	61,757	50.59	+10.51
	Republican	Richard Harvey	60,317	49.41	−4.13
Majority			1,440	1.18	−12.28
Turnout			122,074		−49.42
	Democratic gain from Republican

Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 2^[21]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Richard Harvey	7,962	70.62
	Roland Cordobes	3,312	29.37
Turnout		11,274

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 2^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro	129,229	53.54
	Democratic	Ted Lyon	96,746	40.08
	Libertarian	Richard C. Donaldson	15,384	6.37
Majority			32,482	13.46
Turnout			241,358
	Republican gain from Democratic

Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 2^[23]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Florence Shapiro	7,793	50.59
	Don Kent	7,609	49.40
Majority		184	1.19
Turnout		15,402

Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 2^[24]
Candidate		Votes	%
✓	Florence Shapiro	17,737	48.37
✓	Don Kent	12,742	34.74
	Jack Harvard	6,189	16.87
Turnout		36,668

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results^[25]
2018	U.S. Senate	Cruz 58.0–41.3%
2018	Governor	Abbott 62.3–36.0%
2016	President	Trump 61.1–35.5%
2014	U.S. Senate	Cornyn 67.2-29.4%
2012	President	Romney 63.3–35.5%
2012	U.S. Senate	Cruz 61.5–35.8%

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 2	Counties in District
1	Ballard C. Bagby	Bowie, Red River.
2	James B. Wootten	Bowie, Cass, Red River, Titus.
3	Albert Hamilton Latimer	Lamar, Red River.
4	William M. "Buckskin" Williams	Fannin, Lamar.
5	Johnson Wren	Hopkins, Lamar.
6
7
8	Lewis G. Harmon
9	Anderson F. Crawford James W. Andres	Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler.
10	Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton
11	William M. Neyland
12	Amos Clark William H. Swift	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity.
13	William H. Swift
14	William H. Swift	Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby.
15	Peyton Forbes Edwards	Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine.
16	Peyton Forbes Edwards
17	William Wallace Weatherred
18	Frank L. Johnson	Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby.
19	Caleb Jackson Garrison
20	Caleb Jackson Garrison
21	James M. Ingram
22	James M. Ingram
23	John Walter Cranford	Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus.
24	James L. Darwin
25	James L. Darwin
26	Charles O. James
27	Charles O. James
28	James T. Patteson	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus.
29	Charles M. Chambers
30	Charles M. Chambers
31	H. Bascom Thomas John L. Ratliff
32	John L. Ratliff
33	Henry Lewis Darwin
34	Henry Lewis Darwin
35	Charles R. Floyd
36
37
38
39	James G. Strong	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
40	Margie E. Neal
41
42
43
44	Joe L. Hill, Jr.
45
46
47
48	Wardlow Lane
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58	Jack Strong
59
60		Gregg, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood.
61
62	Lindley Beckworth
63	Peyton McKnight	Collin, Gregg, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood.
64
65
66
67
68	Ted Lyon	All of Collin, Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Van Zandt, Wood. Portion of Dallas.
69
70
71
72
73	Florence Shapiro	Collin, Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Smith, Van Zandt, Wood.
74	David H. Cain	All of Fannin, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood. Portions of Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Smith.
75
76
77
78	Robert F. Deuell	All of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt. Portions of Dallas, Smith.
79
80
81
82
83
84	Bob Hall	Dallas (part), Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt.
85
86
87
88		Collin (part), Dallas (part), Ellis (part), Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Van Zandt.
89

References

^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2018 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 6, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 6, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2010 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "2010 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2000 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "2000 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1996 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1994 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1992 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "1992 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 25, 2019.

[1] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

[2] "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[3] "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[2018results-r-4] "2018 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 6, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[2018results-d-5] "2018 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 6, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[6] "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[7] "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[8] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[9] "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[2010results-r-10] "2010 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[2010results-d-11] "2010 Democratic Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). March 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[12] "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[13] "2006 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[14] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[15] "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[16] "2000 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[17] "2000 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[18] "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[19] "1996 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[20] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[21] "1994 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[22] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[23] "1992 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[24] "1992 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.

[25] "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 25, 2019.