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Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas Senate District 3

A district of about 984,000 people, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+51.7 relative to the nation for president.

Robert Nichols (R) · since Nov 7, 2006Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 31 seats

Every Texas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+51.729th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican16th seat · the majority lineDistrict 3

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222026
Texas State SenateR+56.3R+39.0

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Texas Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 31 seats. Small marks are other seats in Texas. The black marker is District 3.

Adults with a bachelor's degree18% 3rd pct · 30th of 31 in TX

Lower than 97% of seats.

White adults without a degree51% 100th pct · 1st of 31 in TX

Highest of 31 seats.

Hispanic residents19% 10th pct · 28th of 31 in TX

Lower than 90% of seats.

Black residents15% 80th pct · 7th of 31 in TX

Higher than 80% of seats.

Asian residents1% 10th pct · 28th of 31 in TX

Lower than 90% of seats.

People per square mile64 17th pct · 26th of 31 in TX

Less dense than 83% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 1
23% college gradsR+53.2Held RDistrict 28
34% Hispanic · 26% college gradsR+51.0Held RDistrict 22
26% Hispanic · 30% college gradsR+27.0Held RDistrict 31
46% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+61.2Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Trent Ashby (R)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 39.0
  2. Robert Nichols (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 56.3

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)