Lois W. Kolkhorst
State Senator, Texas Senate District 18 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas Senate District 18 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18 · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Texas Senate District 18 covers
Covers all of Gonzales County, Fayette County, Lavaca County, DeWitt County, Victoria County, Goliad County, Grimes County, Refugio County, Calhoun County, Burleson County, Austin County, Lee County, Washington County and Aransas County; parts of Waller County, Fort Bend County and Montgomery County.
Includes Inez, Rosenberg (part), Victoria, Rockport, Sugar Land (part), Brenham, Cuero, Hempstead, Navasota (part), Pecan Grove, Pine Island, Port Lavaca and 77 more.
327 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: Texas Legislative Council, VTDs_24PG statewide precinct (VTD) shapefile for the 2024 primary and general elections (data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/vtds); 2020 elections in Calhoun, Lavaca, Kleberg, Bee, Maverick and McMullen: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts for the 2020 general
Results
Certified results for Texas Senate District 18
State Sen 18
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| KolkhorstRepublican | Republican | 186,367 | 66.2% |
| TuttDemocrat | Democrat | 95,287 | 33.8% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2022 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
State Sen 18
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| KolkhorstRepublican | Republican | 277,834 | 65.8% |
| AntalanDemocrat | Democrat | 144,455 | 34.2% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2020 general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Texas Senate District 18
- Erica GillumDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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File read Oct 9, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_ksd4ag7mm.
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