Texas Senate, District 31

District 31 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Coke, Crane, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Reagan, Roberts, Schleicher, Scurry, Sherman, Sterling, Swisher, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum counties in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1]

Texas's 31st State Senate district
Senator	Kevin Sparks R–Midland
Demographics	48.8% White 6.1% Black 42.7% Hispanic 2.4% Asian
Population	861,211

The current senator from District 31 is Kevin Sparks.

Biggest cities in the district

District 31 has a population of 793,600 with 573,847 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.^[2]

	Name	County	Pop.[3][a]
1	Amarillo	Potter/Randall	190,695
2	Midland	Martin/Midland	111,147
3	Odessa	Ector/Midland	99,940
4	Big Spring	Howard	27,282
5	Pampa	Gray	17,994

Election history

Election history of District 31 from 1992.^[b]

2022

Kevin Sparks (Republican) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Sparks was declared elected without a vote.^[4]

Texas's 31st State Senate District Republican primary, 2022^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Sparks	45,867	54.88
	Republican	Tim Reid	19,039	22.78
	Republican	Stormy Bradley	13,573	16.24
	Republican	Jesse Quackenbush	5,101	6.1
Total votes			83,580	100.0

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 31^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kel Seliger (Incumbent)	174,367	87.52	−2.91
	Libertarian	Jack Westbrook	24,869	12.48	+2.91
Majority			96,469	75.04	−5.82
Turnout			199,236
	Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 31^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kel Seliger (Incumbent)	107,885	90.43	−9.57
	Libertarian	Steven Gibson	11,416	9.57	+9.57
Majority			96,469	80.86	−19.14
Turnout			119,301
	Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 31^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kel Seliger (Incumbent)	195,878	100.0	+9.79
Majority			195,878
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 31^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kel Seliger (Incumbent)	180,267	90.21	+11.68
	Libertarian	Lauren Poindexter	19,569	9.79	+9.79
Majority			160,698	80.42	+21.47
Turnout			199,836
	Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 31^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kel Seliger (Incumbent)	170,299	78.53	−21.47
	Democratic	Elaine King Miller	46,556	21.47	+21.47
Majority			123,743	57.06	−42.94
Turnout			216,855		+82.33
	Republican hold

2004 (special)

Texas Senate District 31 special runoff election - 17 February 2004^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kel Seliger	41,102	56.15	+20.44
	Republican	Kirk Edwards	32,094	43.85	+23.29
Majority			9,008	12.31
Turnout			73,196
	Republican hold

Texas Senate District 31 special election - 20 January 2004^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kel Seliger	24,793	35.72
	Republican	Kirk Edwards	14,273	20.56
	Republican	Don Sparks	11,216	16.16
	Republican	Bob Barnes	9,478	13.65
	Democratic	Elaine King Miller	5,738	8.27
	Republican	Lee Gibson	2,429	3.50
	Republican	Jesse Quackenbush	1,488	2.14
Turnout			69,415

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 31^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Teel Bivins (Incumbent)	118,938	100.00	0.00
Majority			118,938	100.00	0.00
Turnout			118,938		+21.16
	Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 31^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Teel Bivins (Incumbent)	98,165	100.00	0.00
Majority			98,165	100.00	0.00
Turnout			98,165		−15.34
	Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 31^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Teel Bivins (Incumbent)	115,951	100.00	0.00
Majority			115,951	100.00	0.00
Turnout			115,951		−16.76
	Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 31^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Teel Bivins (Incumbent)	139,302	100.00
Majority			139,302	100.00
Turnout			139,302
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 31	Counties in District
5	Isaiah Addison Paschal	Gillespie, Medina, Uvalde.
6	Samuel A. Maverick
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8	Gustav Schleicher
9	Erastus Reed	Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
10	A. O. Cooley	Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
11		Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson (defunct), Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala.
12	District Inactive
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15	Leonidas Jefferson Storey	Blanco, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Llano, McCulloch, San Saba.
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17	William Henry Burges
18	William A. Evans	Fannin, Lamar, Red River.
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20	Henry D. McDonald
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22	James Clark
23	Emory C. Smith	Denton, Montague, Wise.
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25	Charles Vernon Terrell
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27	George W. Savage
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29	Emory C. Smith
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31	John P. Hayter Charles Vernon Terrell
32	Charles Vernon Terrell
33	James R. Wiley
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35	George M. Hopkins
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37	Guinn Williams
38	William H. Rice
39	J. W. Reid	Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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41	Clint C. Small
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47	Grady Hazlewood
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51
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53		Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler.
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60		Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler.
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62	Max Sherman
63		Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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65	Max Sherman Bob Price
66	Bob Price
67	Bill Sarpalius
68		Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler.
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71	Teel Bivins
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73		Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Yoakum.
74		All of Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gaines, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Winkler, Yoakum. Portion of Ector.
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78	Teel Bivins Kel Seliger	Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Crane, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Yoakum.
79	Kel Seliger
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83		Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, Winkler, Yoakum
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88	Kevin Sparks	Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Coke, Crane, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Irion, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Reagan, Roberts, Schleicher, Scurry, Sherman, Sterling, Swisher, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
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Notes

1. Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city
2. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.