Texas Senate, District 11

Texas's 11th
State Senate district
Texas's 11th; State Senate district
Senator
	Mayes Middleton; R–Friendswood
Demographics	51.5% White; 12.7% Black; 28.9% Hispanic; 7% Asian
Population	879,520

District 11 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Brazoria, Galveston and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1]

The current senator from District 11 is Mayes Middleton.

Biggest cities in the district

District 11 has a population of 791,770 with 582,677 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.^[2]

	Name	County	Pop.^[3]^[a]
1	Pearland	Brazoria	86,706
2	League City	Galveston	81,998
3	Houston	Harris	71,482
4	Pasadena	Harris	64,394
5	Galveston	Galveston	47,743

District officeholders

Name		Party	Years	Legislature	Counties served
	Thomas F. McKinney		Elected but never sworn	1st	Galveston
	Richard Bache Jr.		Elected but never sworn	1st 2nd	Galveston
1	John B. Jones		November 5, 1849 – November 9, 1849	3rd	Brazoria, Galveston
2	Elisha M. Pease		November 9, 1849 – November 3, 1851	3rd	Brazoria, Galveston
3	Adolphus Sterne		November 3, 1851 – March 27, 1852	4th	Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches
4	Steward Alexander Miller		January 10, 1853 – November 7, 1853	4th	Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches
5	Robert Henry Guinn		November 7, 1853 – November 4, 1861	5th 6th 7th 8th	Cherokee
6	John H. Burnett		November 4, 1861 – January 14, 1862	9th	Anderson, Houston, Trinity
7	Leroy W. Cooper		February 2, 1863 – November 2, 1863	9th
8	William G. W. Jowers		November 2, 1863 – February 7, 1870	10th 11th
9	Ebenezer Lafayette Dohoney	Democratic	February 8, 1870 – January 13, 1874	12th 13th	Fannin, Lamar
10	William E. Moore	Democratic	January 13, 1874 – April 18, 1876	14th	Fannin, Lamar
11	William Blassingame	Democratic	April 18, 1876 – January 11, 1881	15th 16th	Cooke, Grayson
12	J. M. Martin	Democratic	January 11, 1881 – March 8, 1882	17th
13	William O. Davis	Democratic	April 6, 1982 – January 9, 1883	17th
14	Samuel C. Patton	Democratic	January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885	18th	Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Wharton
15	John Woods	Democratic	January 13, 1885 – January 8, 1889	19th 20th
16	Marcus H. Townsend	Democratic	January 8, 1889 – January 10, 1893	21st 22nd
17	James M. McKinney	Democratic	January 10, 1893 – January 12, 1897	23rd 24th	Falls, McLennan, Milam
18	James E. Yantis	Democratic	January 12, 1897 – January 8, 1901	25th 26th
19	Julian J. Swann	Democratic	January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903	27th
20	Seth P. Mills	Democratic	January 13, 1903 – January 10, 1905	28th
21	Thomas P. Stone	Democratic	January 10, 1905 – January 12, 1909	29th 30th
22	Henry Berryman Terrell	Democratic	January 12, 1909 – January 19, 1915	31st 32nd 33rd 34th
23	Augustus R. McCollum	Democratic	February 12, 1915 – November 9, 1918	34th 35th 36th
24	Edgar E. Witt	Democratic	January 14, 1918 – January 13, 1925	36th 37th 38th
25	John Davis	Democratic	January 13, 1925 – January 11, 1927	39th	Dallas
26	Thomas Bell Love	Democratic	January 11, 1927 – January 13, 1931	40th 41st
27	George C. Purl	Democratic	January 13, 1931 – January 8, 1935	42nd 43rd
28	Claud C. Westerfeld	Democratic	January 8, 1935 – January 10, 1939	44th 45th
29	William Graves	Democratic	January 10, 1939 – January 14, 1947	46th 47th 48th 49th
30	Fred R. "Red" Harris	Democratic	January 14, 1947 – January 9, 1951	50th 51st
31	George Parkhouse	Democratic	January 9, 1951 – January 13, 1953	52nd
32	William T. "Bill" Moore	Democratic	January 13, 1953 – January 8, 1963	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	Anderson, Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro, Robertson, Washington
32	William T. "Bill" Moore	Democratic	January 8, 1963 – January 10, 1967	58th 59th	Anderson, Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Freestone, Lee, Limestone, Navarro, Robertson
33	Barbara Jordan	Democratic	January 10, 1967 – January 9, 1973	60th 61st 62nd	Harris
34	Chet Brooks	Democratic	January 9, 1973 – January 11, 1983	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	Harris
34	Chet Brooks	Democratic	January 11, 1983 – January 12, 1993	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Galveston, Harris
35	Jerry E. Patterson	Republican	January 12, 1993 – January 12, 1999	73rd 74th 75th	Brazoria, Galveston, Harris
36	Mike Jackson	Republican	January 12, 1999 – January 8, 2013	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd
37	Larry Taylor	Republican	January 8, 2013 – January 10, 2023	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
38	Mayes Middleton	Republican	January 10, 2023 – present	88th

Election history

Election history of District 11 from 1992.^[4]

2022

Mayes Middleton (Republican) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Middleton was declared elected without a vote.^[5]

2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 11^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Taylor (Incumbent)	231,268	59.45	−40.55
	Democratic	Susan Criss	148,225	38.10	+38.10
	Libertarian	Jared Wissel	9,519	2.45	+2.45
Majority			83,043	21.35	−78.65
Turnout			389,012		+78.28
	Republican hold

2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 11^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Taylor (Incumbent)	218,201	100.00	+33.98
Majority			218,201	100.00	+67.96
Turnout			218,201		−20.46
	Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 11^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Larry Taylor	181,106	66.02	+9.53
	Democratic	Jacqueline Acquistapace	93,227	33.98	−7.20
Majority			87,879	32.04	+16.73
Turnout			274,333		−0.51
	Republican hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 11^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Jackson (Incumbent)	155,772	56.49	−43.51
	Democratic	Joe Jaworski	113,567	41.18	+41.18
	Libertarian	Cliff Messina	6,419	2.33	+2.33
Majority			42,205	15.31	−84.69
Turnout			275,758		+55.31
	Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 11^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Jackson (Incumbent)	177,554	100.00	+13.70
Majority			177,554	100.00	+27.40
Turnout			177,554		+48.47
	Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 11^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Jackson (Incumbent)	103,204	86.30	+29.20
	Libertarian	Michael Rubin	16,384	13.70	+13.70
Majority			86,820	72.60	+58.39
Turnout			119,588		+7.55
	Republican hold

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 11^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Jackson	63,492	57.10	+1.50
	Democratic	Edward Wesley	47,696	42.90	−1.50
Majority			15,796	14.21	+3.00
Turnout			111,188		−16.40
	Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 11^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Martin	59,047	44.39	−1.84
	Republican	Jerry E. Patterson (Incumbent)	73,959	55.61	+6.39
Majority			14,912	11.21	+8.23
Turnout			133,006		−33.66
	Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 11^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Brooks (Incumbent)	92,702	46.24
	Republican	Jerry E. Patterson	98,671	49.21
	Libertarian	Marshall N. Anderson	9,121	4.55
Majority			5,969	2.98
Turnout			200,494
	Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

^ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city

References

^ "State Senate District PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
^ "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[pop-4] Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city

[1] "State Senate District PLANS2168" (PDF). WTAW. Retrieved July 25, 2024.

[2] "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[3] "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF). The Texas State Senate. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[5] Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

[6] "2022 Texas State Senate Election Results". The Ledger. January 12, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[7] "Official Canvass Report 2020 NOVEMBER 3RD GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF). Texas Election Results. Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[8] "2016 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[9] "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[10] "2008 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[11] "2004 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[12] "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[13] "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[14] "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[15] "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024.

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