Staggered Senate
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Texas › Texas State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Texas State Senate District 4
Brett Ligon has no major-party opponent.
Brett Ligon has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Brett Ligon
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+34: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 1,036,757
- People per km²
- 126
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 34%
- White, no degree
- 33%of adults
- White 50%
- Hispanic 30%
- Black 12%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
421,374 two-party votes · R+34.6 · R+33.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.3%
Kamala Harris (D)32.7%
2022
289,257 votes · R+39.9✓ Brandon Creighton (R)69.9%
Misty Bishop (D)30.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
417,401 votes · R+38.1✓ Brandon Creighton (R)67.3%
Jay Stittleburg (D)30.2%
Cameron Brock (—)2.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
403,970 two-party votes · R+30.6 · R+35.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.3%
Joe Biden (D)34.7%
2016 Earlier district lines
274,660 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Brandon Creighton (R)87.3%
Jenn West (L)12.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
308,153 two-party votes · R+38.1 · R+40.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.1%
Hillary Clinton (D)30.9%