Robert Nichols
Texas State Senator, District 3 since 2006. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 20 yrs
- Since 2006
- Bills became law
- 45
- 126 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.9%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +56.3
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
City Government--General (I0060) · Became law Sep 2025
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811) · Became law Sep 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211) · Became law Sep 2025
ALERT SYSTEM (S0523) · Became law Sep 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Nichols sits in the Texas State Senate
Nichols is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bob Hall, Charles Perry, Mayes Middleton
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:04 PM ET
With Nichols’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills47%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Texas State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Nichols’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Nichols | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 18–8 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs,… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 17–8 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 18–8 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–5 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Nichols was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State Senate, District 3 | Won | R+56.3 |
| 2018 | Texas State Senate, District 3 | Won | R+57.7 |
| 2014 | Texas State Senate, District 3 | Won | R+81.1 |
| 2012 | Texas State Senate, District 3 | Won | — |
| 2010 | Texas State Senate, District 3 | Won | R+77.8 |
| 2006 | Texas State Senate, District 3 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Nichols has held
- Texas State Senate, District 3 · since 2006
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nichols has run against
- Steve Russell (D) · 2022 general, won
- Shirley Layton (D) · 2018 general, won
- J. Tyler Lindsey (L) · 2014 general, won
- David Scott (L) · 2010 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Nichols
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/26b83cfe-10c0-4ac6-ae02-dac30e2856b1
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET