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District 1 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, and Wood counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 1 is Bryan Hughes.

Senator
  Bryan Hughes
R–Mineola
Demographics64.7% White
18.3% Black
15.1% Hispanic
1.3% Asian
Population841,254
Quick facts Texas's 1st State Senate district, Senator ...
Texas's 1st
State Senate district
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Senator
  Bryan Hughes
R–Mineola
Demographics64.7% White
18.3% Black
15.1% Hispanic
1.3% Asian
Population841,254
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Election history

2026

Main article: 2026 Texas Senate election

2024

Main article: 2024 Texas Senate election

2022

Bryan Hughes (Republican) was unopposed; as such, the election was cancelled and Hughes was declared elected without a vote.[1]

2020

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Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 1[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bryan Hughes 267,404 75.26 −24.74
Democratic Audrey Spanko 87,885 24.74 +24.74
Turnout 355,289 100.00
Republican hold
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2016

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Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 1[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bryan Hughes 245,648 100 +28.63
Turnout 245,648 −16.55
Republican hold
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2016 Republican Primary Runoff, District 1: Senate District 1[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bryan Hughes 27,541 69.33
Republican David Simpson 12,186 30.67
Turnout 39,727
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2016 Republican Party Primary, District 1: Senate District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bryan Hughes 64,200 48.03
Republican David Simpson 28,395 21.24
Republican James K. Red Brown 28,382 21.23
Republican Mike Lee 12,683 9.49
Turnout 133,660
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2012

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Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 1[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin P. Eltife 210,091 71.37 −28.63
Democratic Steven Russell 84,262 28.63 +28.63
Turnout 294,353 +109.8
Republican hold
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2010

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Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 1[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin P. Eltife 140,273 100 +16.87
Turnout 140,273 +6.54
Republican hold
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2006

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Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 1[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin P. Eltife 109,450 83.13 +14.96
Libertarian Jason Albers 22,211 16.87 +16.87
Majority 87,239 66.26 +29.92
Turnout 131,661 −21.23
Republican hold
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2004 (special)

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Special runoff election, 17 February 2004: Senate District 1, Unexpired term[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin Eltife 46,437 51.86 +15.85
Democratic Paul Sadler 43,103 48.14 +8.63
Majority 3,334 3.72
Turnout 89,540 +29.38
Republican hold
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Special election, 20 January 2004: Senate District 1, Unexpired term[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin Eltife 24,919 36.01
Republican Bill Godsey 502 0.73
Republican Tommy Merritt 14,786 21.36
Democratic Paul Sadler 27,339 39.50
Constitution Daryl Ware[11] 480 0.69
Republican Jerry Yost 1,180 1.71
Turnout 69,206
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2002

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Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 1[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Ratliff 113,939 68.17 −31.83
Democratic B.D. Blount 53,201 31.83 +31.83
Majority 60,738 36.34 −63.66
Turnout 167,140 +85.66
Republican hold
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Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 1[13]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ Bill Ratliff 20,367 69.79
Jerry Yost 8,816 30.21
Turnout 29,183
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1998

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Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 1[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Ratliff 90,024 100.00 +35.46
Majority 90,024 100.00 +70.93
Turnout 90,024 −42.60
Republican hold
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1994

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Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 1[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Ratliff 101,207 64.54 +12.40
Democratic George Lavender 55,616 35.46 −12.40
Majority 45,591 29.07 +24.81
Turnout 156,823 −20.09
Republican hold
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Democratic primary, 1994: Senate District 1[16]
Candidate Votes % ±
VaLinda Hathcox 21,743 42.40
✓ George Lavender 29,537 57.60
Turnout 51,280
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1992

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Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 1[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Ratliff 102,310 52.13
Democratic A. M. "Bob" Aikin, III 93,937 47.86
Majority 8,373 4.27
Turnout 200,760
Republican hold
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Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 1[18]
Candidate Votes % ±
✓ A. M. "Bob" Aikin, III 51,143 69.33
Steve Gamble 22,626 30.67
Turnout 73,769
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District officeholders

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Leg. Senator Party Term start Term end Counties in District
1st William M. "Buckskin" Williams Unknown February 16, 1846 December 13, 1847 Fannin, Lamar
2nd December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849
3rd Matthias Ward November 13, 1849 November 3, 1851 Bowie, Cass, Titus
4th Joseph H. Burks November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 Bowie, Red River
5th November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855
6th Solomon H. Pirkey November 5, 1855 November 7, 1859
7th
8th James W. Sims November 7, 1859 November 4, 1861
9th Rufus K. Hartley November 4, 1861 August 6, 1866 Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Liberty
10th
11th Frederick Forney Foscue August 6, 1866 February 7, 1870
12th Edward Bradford Pickett Democratic February 21, 1870 January 13, 1874 Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
13th
14th Edwin Hobby January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876
15th April 18, 1876 July 10, 1879 Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler
16th
17th Samuel Bronson Cooper January 11, 1883 January 9, 1883
18th January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885
19th William L. Douglass January 13, 1885 January 8, 1889
20th
21st Kennan B. Seale January 8, 1889 January 10, 1893
22nd
23rd Benjamin Whitaker January 10, 1893 January 12, 1897 Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
24th
25th Simon J. Morriss January 12, 1897 January 8, 1901
26th
27th James R. Wilson January 8, 1901 January 13, 1903
28th January 13, 1903 May 1, 1903
29th James M. Terrell January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907
30th January 8, 1907 January 10, 1911
31st
32nd Horace W. Vaughan January 14, 1911 April 1, 1913
33rd
Absolom C. Oliver August 13, 1913 August 21, 1913
John M. Henderson September 11, 1914 January 12, 1915
34th January 12, 1915 January 14, 1919
35th
36th Robert P. Dorough January 14, 1919 January 9, 1923
37th
38th Pleasant A. Turner January 9, 1923 January 13, 1925
39th Lloyd E. Price January 13, 1925 January 8, 1929 Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
40th
41st John W. E. H. Beck January 8, 1929 January 10, 1993
42nd
43rd January 10, 1933 March 24, 1936
44th
E. Harold Beck September 28, 1936 January 12, 1937
45th January 12, 1937 January 14, 1941
46th
47th January 14, 1941 January 9, 1945
48th
49th Howard A. Carney January 9, 1945 January 11, 1949
50th
51st January 11, 1949 January 13, 1953
52nd
53rd A. M. Aikin, Jr. January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955 Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus
54th January 11, 1955 January 13, 1959
55th
56th January 13, 1959 January 8, 1963
57th
58th January 8, 1963 January 10, 1967
59th
60th January 10, 1967 January 14, 1969 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion,
Morris, Red River, Titus
61st January 14, 1969 January 9, 1973
62nd
63rd January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion,
Morris, Red River, Titus
64th January 14, 1975 January 9, 1979
65th
66th Vernon Edgar Howard January 9, 1979 January 11, 1983
67th
68th January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris,
Panola, Red River, Titus, Upshur
69th January 8, 1985 September 18, 1986
Richard M. Anderson September 18, 1986 January 10, 1989
70th
71st Bill Ratliff Republican January 10, 1989 January 12, 1993
72nd
73rd January 12, 1993 January 10, 1995 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris,
Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur
74th January 10, 1995 January 12, 1999 All of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion,
Morris, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur.
Portion of Smith
75th
76th January 12, 1999 January 14, 2003
77th
78th January 14, 2003 January 10, 2004 All of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur, Wood.
Portion of Smith
Kevin Eltife March 5, 2004 January 9, 2007
79th
80th January 9, 2007 January 11, 2011
81st
82nd January 11, 2011 January 8, 2013
83rd January 8, 2013 January 10, 2017
84th
85th Bryan Hughes January 10, 2017 January 12, 2021
86th
87th January 12, 2021 January 10, 2023
88th January 10, 2023 January 14, 2025 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood
89th January 14, 2025 present
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