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2018Final results

2018 election for Texas Senate District 9

Texas State Senate · Texas

Kelly Hancock (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Gwenn Burud (D) by 8.1 points.

Kelly HancockRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%132,256
Gwenn BurudDemocrat
46.0%112,537
244,793 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenR+10.82008R+20.12012R+30.12014R+8.12018R+20.12022D+14.52026 runoff

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET