Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Texas Senate District 30
A district of about 1,036,000 people, 41% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+26.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024Source: 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; 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 | Hagenbuch (R) | Frey (D) | 30.1 |
| 2022 | Drew Springer (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | Pat Fallon (R) | Kevin Lopez (D) | 47.9 |
| 2014 | Craig Estes (R) | Cory Lane (I) | 73.3 |
| 2012 | Craig Estes (R) | Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. (I) | 72.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Craig Estes (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Craig Estes (R) | Paul S. Gibbs (D) | 38.1 |
| 2002 | Craig Estes (R) | Donald R. Acheson (D) | 37.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Tom Haywood (R) | Greg Underwood (D) | 25.3 |
| 1994 | Tom Haywood (R)Flip | Steven Carriker (D) | 2.4 |
| 1992 | Steven Carriker (D) | Tom Haywood (R) | 1.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Steven Carriker (D) | Bobby Albert (R) | 18.6 |
| 1984 | Ray Farabee (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Ray Farabee (D) | Dan Dotson (I) | 90.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Ray Farabee (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Ray Farabee (D) | Mary Kirchoff (R) | 57.7 |
| 1972 | Jack Hightower (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Jack Hightower (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1974 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 30
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30'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 30.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Less dense than 60% 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 528% Hispanic · 36% college gradsR+22.1Held RDistrict 2
30% Hispanic · 33% college gradsR+18.9Held RDistrict 24
26% Hispanic · 33% college gradsR+23.5Held RDistrict 18
31% Hispanic · 34% college gradsR+25.7Held 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