Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Texas Senate District 6
A district of about 932,000 people, 73% Hispanic, 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+22.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Carol Alvarado (D) · won63.0%
- Fierro (R)37.0%
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; 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 | Carol Alvarado (D) | Fierro (R) | 26.0 |
| 2022 | Carol Alvarado (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Carol Alvarado (D) | Timothy Duffield (I) | 68.1 |
| 2016 | Sylvia Garcia (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | R. W. Bray (R) | 41.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | Gilbert Pena (R) | 43.4 |
| 2004 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | Tony Depperschmidt (I) | 83.7 |
| 2002 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Dan Shelley (R) | Don Coffey (D) | 15.0 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | R. E. Green (D) | Linda L. Rowland (R) | 38.4 |
| 1986 | R. E. Green (D) | Charles George (R) | 99.9 |
| 1982 | Lindon Williams (D) | Sharon Lucas (I) | 78.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Lindon Williams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Jim Wallace (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Jim Wallace (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Jim Wallace (D) | Abe Farrior (R) | 35.6 |
Primaries: 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 6
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 6'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 6.
Lowest of 31 seats.
Lower than 93% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Lower than 70% of seats.
Denser than 87% 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 2666% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+25.4Held DDistrict 16
49% Hispanic · 33% college gradsD+22.2Not up in 2026District 20
83% Hispanic · 23% college gradsR+0.8Not up in 2026District 19
66% Hispanic · 25% college gradsD+4.8Held D
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