Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Texas Senate District 23
A district of about 977,000 people, 40% Hispanic and 37% Black, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+49.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Royce West (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
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.
Democratic
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 election for this seat
18 races since 1970. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2014 | Royce West (D) | John Lawson (R) | 60.5 |
| 2012 | Royce West (D) | John Lawson (R) | 63.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Royce West (D) | Jim Renfro (I) | 84.8 |
| 2004 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Royce West (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Royce West (D) | Henry Burden (I) | 78.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | Darrell Castillo (R) | 53.1 |
| 1982 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | Sam Macaluso (R) | 59.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | Ted E. Martin (R) | 40.4 |
| 1974 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | Ray Zauber (R) | 23.7 |
Primaries: 1986 Democratic primary runoff · 1986 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1974 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1970 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 23
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 23's area in each.
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 23.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Denser 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 1339% Hispanic · 37% BlackD+50.8Held DDistrict 15
42% Hispanic · 42% college gradsD+27.3Not up in 2026District 16
49% Hispanic · 33% college gradsD+22.2Not up in 2026District 6
73% HispanicD+22.6Not up in 2026
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