Texas Senate District 8
State Senate District 8
Covers all of Hunt County and Rains County; part of Collin County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
No 2026 candidates are on file for this seat yet.
The District
Includes McKinney, Plano (part), Celina (part), Greenville, Wylie (part), Allen, Anna, Prosper (part), Lucas, Princeton, Melissa, Royse City (part) and 29 more.
256 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)
Results in This District
| Contest | First | Second | Margin | Votes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 President255 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)277,207 · 57.9% | Harris (D)188,439 · 39.3% | R+18.5 | 479,017 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2024 U.S. Senate255 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cruz (R)262,017 · 55.4% | Allred (D)200,830 · 42.4% | R+12.9 | 473,260 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2022 Governor252 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Abbott (R)195,298 · 58.3% | O'Rourke (D)134,859 · 40.3% | R+18.1 | 334,810 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 President236 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Trump (R)240,092 · 55.0% | Biden (D)188,979 · 43.3% | R+11.7 | 436,908 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
| 2020 U.S. Senate236 precinctsTexas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns | Cornyn (R)247,948 · 58.0% | Hegar (D)169,428 · 39.6% | R+18.4 | 427,383 | Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data PortalOfficial canvass returns |
Totals add up the certified precinct results for the precincts inside today's district lines. A precinct split by the district line counts in full, or only in the district holding most of its voters where the linkage assigns it to one, and votes a county reported only countywide (some counties' absentee and early votes) are left out, so totals can differ from an official canvass.
Past Results
State Sen 8
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PaxtonRepublican | Republican | 269,743 | 59.4% |
| MelloDemocrat | Democrat | 184,642 | 40.6% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
State Sen 8
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PaxtonRepublican | Republican | 187,754 | 57.7% |
| CocksDemocrat | Democrat | 128,399 | 39.5% |
| KlessLibertarian | Libertarian | 9,293 | 2.9% |
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