Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Texas Senate District 27
A district of about 939,000 people, 84% Hispanic, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+7.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024 · changed party- Adam Hinojosa (R) · won49.4%
- Lamantia (D)48.3%
- Vargas (OTH)2.3%
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
19 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Adam Hinojosa (R)Flip | Lamantia (D) | 1.1 |
| 2022 | Lamantia (D) | Adam Hinojosa (R) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | Vanessa Tijerina (R) | 29.6 |
| 2016 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | Ismael Moran (R) | 33.5 |
| 1992 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Hector Uribe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Hector Uribe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Raul Longoria (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Raul Longoria (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Raul Longoria (D) | G. G. Garcia (R) | 33.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | James S. Bates (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1986 Democratic primary · 1974 Democratic primary · 1972 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 27
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 27'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 27.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Highest of 31 seats.
Lowest of 31 seats.
Lowest of 31 seats.
Less dense than 63% 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 2083% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+0.8Not up in 2026District 21
69% Hispanic · 27% college gradsD+7.3Held DDistrict 19
66% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+4.8Held DDistrict 29
82% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+17.8Not 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