Texas's 1st House of Representatives district

For the US House district, see Texas's 1st congressional district.

District 1 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).

Texas's 1st State House of Representatives district
Representative	Gary VanDeaver R–New Boston
Demographics	65.9% White 21.6% Black 7.8% Hispanic 1.3% Asian 3.4% Other
Population (2020)  • Voting age	194,995 150,743

The district has been represented by Republican Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015, upon his initial election to the Texas House.^[1]

As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, and Red River Counties. Major cities in the district include Atlanta, Douglasville, Linden, New Boston, Paris, and Texarkana.^[2]

Elections

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Contents

• 1992
• 1994
• 1996
• 1998
• 2000
• 2002
• 2004
• 2006
• 2008
• 2010
• 2012
• 2014
• 2016
• 2018
• 2020
• 2022

2022

VanDeaver was unopposed in the 2022 General Election.

2022 Republican Primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	13,279	62.88%
	Republican	George Lavender	6,115	28.96%
	Republican	Ray Null	1,723	8.16%
Total votes			21,117	100%

2020

2020 General Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	59,508	100%
Total votes			59,508	100%

2020 Republican Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	20,232	100%
Total votes			20,232	100%

2018

As no candidate filed to run against VanDeaver, no primary election was held for the seat.

2018 General Election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	43,340	100%
Total votes			43,340	100%

2016

2016 General Election^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	49,840	100%
Total votes			49,840	100%

2016 Republican Primary^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	18,291	61.93%
	Republican	George Lavender	11,246	38.07%
Total votes			29,537	100%

2014

2014 General Election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	29,585	100%
Total votes			29,585	100%

2014 Republican Primary^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary VanDeaver	9,406	54.34%
	Republican	George Lavender	7,903	45.66%
Total votes			17,309	100%

2012

2012 General Election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lavender	42,080	82.64%
	Libertarian	Tim Eason	8,839	17.36%
Total votes			50,919	100%

2010 Republican Primary^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lavender	12,425	100%
Total votes			12,425	100%

2010

2010 General Election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lavender	18,575	51.51%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	14,717	40.81%
	Independent	Trent E. Gale	2,766	7.67%
Total votes			83,763	100%

2010 Democratic Primary^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	8,274	100%
Total votes			8,274	100%

2010 Republican Primary^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lavender	4,133	51.95%
	Republican	Jack Ballard	3,822	48.05%
Total votes			7,955	100%

2008

2008 General Election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	29,598	53.59%
	Republican	George Lavender	24,853	45.00%
	Libertarian	Tim Eason	781	1.41%
Total votes			55,232	100%

2008 Democratic Primary^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	18,549	100%
Total votes			18,549	100%

2008 Republican Primary^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lavender	6,669	100%
Total votes			6,669	100%

2006

2006 General Election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	21,841	86.79%
	Libertarian	Tim Eason	3,324	13.21%
Total votes			25,165	100%

2006 Democratic Primary^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	7,418	100%
Total votes			7,418	100%

2004

2004 General Election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	28,495	52.81%
	Republican	H.E. (Pete) Snow	25,463	47.19%
Total votes			53,958	100%

2004 Democratic Primary^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	10,761	58.31%
	Democratic	Lynn Davis	7,694	41.69%
Total votes			18,455	100%

2004 Republican Primary^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H.E. (Pete) Snow	2,218	55.37%
	Republican	Marcus (Mark) Graves	1,788	44.63%
Total votes			4,006	100%

2002

2002 General Election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	20,627	62.05%
	Republican	Dan Teafatiller	12,615	37.95%
Total votes			33,242	100%

2002 Democratic Primary^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary English	6,943	36.29%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	12,190	63.71%
Total votes			19,133	100%

2002 Republican Primary^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Teafatiller	930	100%
Total votes			930	100%

2000

2000 General Election^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	29,989	100%
Total votes			29,989	100%

2000 Democratic Primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	15,017	100%
Total votes			15,017	100%

1998

1998 General Election^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	18,237	100%
Total votes			18,237	100%

1998 Democratic Primary^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	8,093	100%
Total votes			8,093	100%

1996

1996 General Election^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	24,728	63.77%
	Republican	George Lavender	14,050	36.23%
Total votes			38,778	100%

1996 Democratic Primary^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	15,193	100%
Total votes			15,193	100%

1996 Republican Primary^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Lavender	2,180	100%
Total votes			2,180	100%

1994

1994 General Election^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	22,036	100%
Total votes			22,036	100%

1994 Democratic Primary^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	11,350	100%
Total votes			11,350	100%

1992

1992 General Election^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	30,216	100%
Total votes			30,216	100%

1992 Democratic Primary^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry B. Telford	15,893	100%
Total votes			15,893	100%

List of representatives

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Leg.	Portrait	Representative	Party	Term start	Term end	Counties represented
3rd	[data missing]	Burrell P. Smith	?	November 5, 1849	November 3, 1851	Red River
4th	[data missing]	Napoleon B. Charlton	?	November 3, 1851	November 7, 1853	Jefferson, Tyler
5th		Hardin R. Runnels	?	November 7, 1853	November 5, 1855	Bowie
6th	[data missing]	Howell W. Runnels Sr.	?	November 21, 1855	November 2, 1857
7th				November 2, 1857	November 7, 1859
8th		Solomon H. Pirkey	?	November 12, 1859	March 18, 1861
9th		Edward B. Pickett	?	November 4, 1861	March 1, 1862	Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
	[data missing]	Isaiah Junker	?	February 2, 1863	November 2, 1863
10th		Frederick F. Foscue	?	November 2, 1863	August 6, 1866
11th		Ambrose D. Kent	?	August 7, 1866	February 7, 1870
12th		Thomas J. Chambers	Democratic	February 8, 1870	January 14, 1873	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
		Joseph G. Smyth	Democratic	February 10, 1870	January 14, 1873
		W. T. Simmons	?	February 16, 1870	January 14, 1873
13th		James Armstrong	Democratic	January 14, 1873	January 13, 1874
		Henry H. Ford		January 14, 1873	January 13, 1874
		Arthur T. Watts		January 14, 1873	January 13, 1874
14th		James B. Simpson		January 13, 1874	April 18, 1876
		Dan Triplett		January 13, 1874	April 18, 1876
14th 15th		Pinkney S. Watts		January 13, 1874	April 18, 1876
				April 18, 1876	January 14, 1879	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty
16th		James W. Carlton		January 14, 1879	January 11, 1881
17th		William L. Douglass		January 11, 1881	January 9, 1883
18th				January 9, 1883	January 13, 1885	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
19th		Charles F. Stevens		January 13, 1885	January 11, 1887
20th		Hugh E. Jackson		January 11, 1887	January 8, 1889
21st		Jerome Swinford		January 8, 1889	January 13, 1891
22nd		George C. O'Brien		January 13, 1891	January 10, 1893
23rd		F. M. Ball		January 10, 1893	January 8, 1895	Bowie
24th		R. D. Harrell		January 8, 1895	March 10, 1895
		Frank M. Brooks	Independent	April 16, 1895	January 12, 1897
25th		J. D. Alexander	Democratic	January 12, 1897	January 10, 1899
26th		William C. Rochelle		January 10, 1899	January 8, 1901
27th				August 12, 1901	January 13, 1903
28th				January 13, 1903	January 10, 1905
29th		Joseph A. Dodd		January 10, 1905	January 8, 1907
30th				January 8, 1907	January 12, 1909
31st		Norman Dalby		January 12, 1909	January 10, 1911
32nd		Lewis Henry		January 10, 1911	January 14, 1913
33rd				January 14, 1913	January 12, 1915
34th		R. H. Jones		January 12, 1915	January 9, 1917
35th				January 9, 1917	January 14, 1919
36th		Sid Crumpton		January 14, 1919	January 11, 1921
37th				January 11, 1921	January 9, 1923
38th		Joseph A. Dodd		January 9, 1923	January 13, 1925
39th		William J. Simmons		January 13, 1925	January 11, 1927
40th				January 11, 1927	January 8, 1929
41st				January 8, 1929	January 13, 1931
42nd		Joseph A. Dodd		January 13, 1931	January 10, 1933
43rd		Jasper N. Reed		January 10, 1933	January 8, 1935
44th				January 8, 1935	January 12, 1937
45th				January 12, 1937	January 10, 1939
46th		Joseph S. White Jr.		January 10, 1939	January 14, 1941
47th		Jasper N. Reed		January 14, 1941	January 12, 1943
48th		Winford L. Dunn Sr.		January 12, 1943	January 9, 1945
49th				January 9, 1945	January 14, 1947
50th		Joe T. Kennington		January 14, 1947	January 11, 1949
51st		Jim T. Lindsey Sr.		January 11, 1949	January 9, 1951
52nd				January 9, 1951	January 13, 1953
53rd				January 13, 1953	January 11, 1955
54th				January 11, 1955	January 8, 1957
53rd		Thomas H. Stilwell		January 13, 1953	January 11, 1955
54th				January 11, 1955	January 8, 1957
55th		Leslie C. Terrell		January 8, 1957	January 13, 1959
		George W. McCoppin		January 8, 1957	January 13, 1959
56th		Leslie C. Terrell		January 13, 1959	January 10, 1961
		George W. McCoppin
57th		Robert W. Bass		January 10, 1961	January 8, 1963
		George W. McCoppin
58th		Robert W. Bass		January 8, 1963	January 12, 1965
59th				January 12, 1965	January 10, 1967
60th				January 10, 1967	January 14, 1969
61st		Ed Howard		January 14, 1969	January 12, 1971
62nd				January 12, 1971	January 9, 1973
63rd				January 9, 1973	January 14, 1975	Bowie, Red River
64th		Hamp Atkinson		January 14, 1975	January 11, 1977
65th				January 11, 1977	January 9, 1979
66th				January 9, 1979	January 13, 1981
67th				January 13, 1981	January 11, 1983
68th		Alex H. Short Jr.		January 11, 1983	January 8, 1985
69th				January 8, 1985	January 13, 1987
70th		Barry B. Telford		January 13, 1987	January 10, 1989	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
71st				January 10, 1989	January 8, 1991	Bowie, Cass
72nd				January 8, 1991	January 12, 1993
73rd				January 12, 1993	January 10, 1995
74th				January 10, 1995	January 14, 1997
75th				January 14, 1997	January 12, 1999
76th				January 12, 1999	January 9, 2001	Bowie, Red River
77th				January 9, 2001	January 14, 2003
78th				January 14, 2003	January 11, 2005
79th		Stephen J. Frost		January 11, 2005	January 9, 2007	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
80th				January 9, 2007	January 13, 2009
81st				January 13, 2009	January 11, 2011
82nd		George Lavender	Republican	January 11, 2011	January 8, 2013
83rd				January 8, 2013	January 13, 2015
84th		Gary VanDeaver		January 13, 2015	January 10, 2017	Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
85th				January 10, 2017	January 8, 2019
86th				January 8, 2019	January 12, 2021
87th				January 12, 2021	January 10, 2023
88th				January 10, 2023	Present	Bowie, Lamar, Red River, Cass, Morris

Living past representatives

Representative	Legislature(s)	Elected time	Birth date and age
Stephen James Frost	79th-81st	6 years	March 30, 1972 (age 52)
George Lavender	82nd-83rd	4 years ± 2 days	September 7, 1955 (aged 69)