Texas's 9th Senate district

Texas's 9th
State Senate district
Texas's 9th; State Senate district
Senator
	Taylor Rehmet; D–Fort Worth
Demographics	43.1% White; 14.2% Black; 35% Hispanic; 7.5% Asian
Population	902,387

District 9 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Tarrant County in the U.S. state of Texas, including Keller, North Richland Hills, Hurst, and a large portion of Fort Worth.^[1] The seat is currently held by senator Taylor Rehmet, who won the January 2026 Special Election.

Senator

Taylor Rehmet
D–Fort Worth

Demographics43.1% White
14.2% Black
35% Hispanic
7.5% Asian

Population902,387

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Taylor Rehmet	56,565	47.57
	Republican	Leigh Wambsganss	42,739	35.94
	Republican	John Huffman	19,608	16.49
Total votes			118,912	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Taylor Rehmet	54,280	57.21	+17.25
	Republican	Leigh Wambsganss	40,600	42.79	−17.25
Total votes			94,880	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock (incumbent)	166,864	60.05	+6.02
	Democratic	Gwenn Burud	111,019	39.95	−6.02
Total votes			277,883	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock (incumbent)	132,256	54.03	−11.03
	Democratic	Gwenn Burud	112,537	45.97	+11.03
Total votes			244,793	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock	89,331	65.06	+6.71
	Democratic	Gregory R. Perry	47,965	34.94	−3.27
Turnout			137,296
	Republican hold

Texas's 9th Senate district

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock	136,288	58.35	+4.27
	Democratic	Pete Martinez	89,255	38.21	−5.12
	Libertarian	Dave (Mac) McElwee	8,034	3.44	+0.86
Turnout			233,577
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Harris (Incumbent)	125,443	54.08	−45.92
	Democratic	Melvin Willms	100,509	43.33	+43.33
	Libertarian	Carl Nulsen	5,991	2.58	+2.58
Majority			24,934		−10.75
Turnout			231,943
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Harris (Incumbent)	143,501	100.00	+13.44
Majority			143,501	100.00	+26.87
Turnout			143,501		+51.50
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Harris (Incumbent)^[11]	81,994	86.56	−13.44
	Libertarian	David C. Pepperdine	12,727	13.44	+13.44
Majority			69,267	73.13	−26.87
Turnout			94,721		−54.26
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	207,079	100.00	0.00
Majority			207,079	100.00	0.00
Turnout			207,079		+29.19
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	160,296	100.00	0.00
Majority			160,296	100.00	0.00
Turnout			160,296		+25.60
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)^[15]	127,623	100.00	+39.44
Majority			127,623	100.00	+78.88
Turnout			127,623		−31.75
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Sibley (Incumbent)	113,246	60.56
	Democratic	Charles "Charlie" Osborn	73,759	39.44
Majority			39,487	21.12
Turnout			187,005
	Republican hold

Legislature	Senator, District 9	Counties in District
1	Jesse Grimes	Montgomery.
2	Jesse Grimes	Grimes, Montgomery, Walker.
3	John H. Moffitt	All of Jefferson, Liberty, Polk, Tyler. Portion of Angelina.
4	William Thomas Scott	Harrison, Upshur.
5	David Gage	Rusk.
6	James Winwright Flanagan
7	Malcolm D. Graham
8	Jesse H. Parsons
9	Samuel Bell Maxey Rice Maxey	Hopkins, Lamar.
10	Rice Maxey
11	Hudson W. Nelson
12	Henry Russell Latimer	Red River, Titus.
13	Henry Russell Latimer	Red River, Titus.
14	L. D. Bradley	Freestone, Limestone, Navarro.
15	Charles D. Grace	Delta, Fannin, Lamar.
16	Charles D. Grace
17	Henry W. Lightfoot
18	James W. Jones	Harris, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker.
19	James W. Jones
20	Leonard Anderson Abercrombie
21	Leonard Anderson Abercrombie
22	Theodore U. Lubbock
23	George T. Jester	Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro.
24	Oscar Branch Colquitt
25	Oscar Branch Colquitt
26	Ben H. Johnson
27	Ben H. Johnson
28	James J. Faulk
29	James J. Faulk
30	Walter R. Holsey
31	Walter R. Holsey
32	Robert L. Warren
33	Robert L. Warren
34	Archie C. Robbins
35	Archie C. Robbins
36	James H. Woods
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39	W. S. Moore Ed Westbrook	Cooke, Fannin, Grayson.
40	Ed Westbrook
41	Ed Westbrook
42	Jacob J. Loy Cecil Murphy
43	Cecil Murphy
44	Olan R. Van Zandt
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48	Charles R. Jones
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52	Joe D. Carter
53	Joe Russell	Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall.
54	Ray Roberts
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58	Ralph Hall
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60		Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall.
61		All of Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall. Portion of Dallas.
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63	Ron Clower	All of Ellis, Limestone, Navarro. Portion of Dallas.
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67	Dee Travis
68	Chet Edwards	All of Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro. Portion of Dallas.
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72	David Sibley
73	David Sibley	All of Ellis, Hill, McLennan, Navarro. Portions of Dallas, Tarrant.
74	Jane Nelson	Portions of Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Tarrant.
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78	Chris Harris	Portions of Dallas, Denton, Tarrant.
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83	Kelly Hancock	Portions of Dallas, Denton, Tarrant.
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88		Portion of Tarrant.
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89	Kelly Hancock Taylor Rehmet