District 15 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas .[ 1]
The current senator from District 15 is Molly Cook . Cook was elected in a special election to succeed John Whitmire , who resigned on December 31, 2023, to take office as the mayor of Houston.[ 2] [ 3]
Top 4 biggest cities in district
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District 15 has a population of 793,108 with 574,255 that is at voting age from the 2010 census .[ 4]
Election history of District 27 from 1992.[ b]
Changes with 2022.
District officeholders
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Legislature
Senator, District 15
Counties in District
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Edward Burleson
Bastrop , Travis .
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Wilds K. Cooke
Brazos , Leon , Limestone , Navarro , Robertson .
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Jesse Grimes
Grimes , Montgomery , Walker .
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William C. Edwards
Jasper , Newton , Sabine , San Augustine .
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James M. Burroughs
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Franklin Barlow Sexton Henry C. Wallace
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J. J. Dickson William D. Lair
Collin , Grayson .
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James W. Throckmorton
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John K. Bumpass
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John S. Mills
Grimes , Madison , Walker .
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Edward T. Randle
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Grimes , Madison , San Jacinto , Walker .
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Thomas J. McCulloch
Brazos , Leon , Robertson .
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John Nathaniel Henderson
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Lochlin Johnson Farrar
Freestone , Limestone , Navarro .
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Eldred James Simkins
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William P. McComb
Grimes , Leon , Madison , Montgomery , Polk , San Jacinto , Walker .
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George D. Neal
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Alfred W. Morris
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McDonald J. Meachum
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Clinton W. Nugent
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William L. Dean
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Henry L. Lewis
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Gus Russek
Austin , Colorado , Fayette , Lavaca , Waller .
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Louis J. Sulak
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Gus J. Strauss
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Austin , Colorado , Fayette , Lavaca , Lee , Waller , Wharton .
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Culp Krueger
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Austin , Colorado , Fayette , Lavaca , Matagorda , Washington , Wharton .
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Henry Grover
Portion of Harris .
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Jack C. Ogg
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John Whitmire
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John Whitmire Molly Cook
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Molly Cook
^ Population is based on the number of people in the district in that city, not the overall population of that city
^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
^ "State Senate Districts PLANS2168" (PDF) . WTAW . Retrieved July 25, 2024 .
^ Church, Abby (December 29, 2023). "John Whitmire resigns from Texas Senate ahead of mayoral inauguration" . Houston Chronicle .
^ Schneider, Andrew (May 5, 2024). "Molly Cook defeats State Rep. Jarvis Johnson in special election for Senate District 15" . Houston Public Media .
^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF) . The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ "Cities and Census Designated Places (CDPs) by District" (PDF) . The Texas State Senate. Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ "County by County Canvass Report 2024 NOVEMBER 5TH GENERAL ELECTION November 05, 2024" (PDF) . Texas Secretary of State . Retrieved December 11, 2024 .
^ "Official Canvass Report 2024 SPECIAL ELECTION SENATE DISTRICT 15" (PDF) . Texas Election Results . Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024 .
^ "Official Canvass Report 2022 NOVEMBER 8TH GENERAL ELECTION" (PDF) . Texas Election Results . Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2024 .
^ "2018 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved June 24, 2020 .
^ "2014 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "2012 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "2010 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "2006 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 .
^ "2002 Republican Party Primary Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2006 .
^ "2000 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024 .
^ "1996 General Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved July 24, 2024 .
^ "1992 Republican Party Primary Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2006 .
^ "2006 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 .
^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2006 .
^ "1992 Democratic Party Primary Election" . Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2006 .