Texas's 9th Senate district

Texas's 9th State Senate district
Senator	Taylor Rehmet D–Fort Worth
Demographics	43.1% White 14.2% Black 35% Hispanic 7.5% Asian
Population	902,387

District 9 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Tarrant County in the U.S. state of Texas, including Keller, North Richland Hills, Hurst, and a large portion of Fort Worth. The seat is currently held by senator Taylor Rehmet, who won the January 2026 Special Election.

Election history

Election history of District 9 from 1992.

2026 Special Election

Special election, November 4, 2025: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Taylor Rehmet	56,565	47.57
	Republican	Leigh Wambsganss	42,739	35.94
	Republican	John Huffman	19,608	16.49
Total votes			118,912	100.00

Special election runoff, January 31, 2026: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Taylor Rehmet	54,280	57.21	+17.25
	Republican	Leigh Wambsganss	40,600	42.79	−17.25
Total votes			94,880	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock (incumbent)	166,864	60.05	+6.02
	Democratic	Gwenn Burud	111,019	39.95	−6.02
Total votes			277,883	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Texas general election, 2018: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock (incumbent)	132,256	54.03	−11.03
	Democratic	Gwenn Burud	112,537	45.97	+11.03
Total votes			244,793	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Texas general election, 2014: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock	89,331	65.06	+6.71
	Democratic	Gregory R. Perry	47,965	34.94	−3.27
Turnout			137,296
	Republican hold

2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Hancock	136,288	58.35	+4.27
	Democratic	Pete Martinez	89,255	38.21	−5.12
	Libertarian	Dave (Mac) McElwee	8,034	3.44	+0.86
Turnout			233,577
	Republican hold

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Harris (Incumbent)	125,443	54.08	−45.92
	Democratic	Melvin Willms	100,509	43.33	+43.33
	Libertarian	Carl Nulsen	5,991	2.58	+2.58
Majority			24,934		−10.75
Turnout			231,943
	Republican hold

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Harris (Incumbent)	143,501	100.00	+13.44
Majority			143,501	100.00	+26.87
Turnout			143,501		+51.50
	Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Harris (Incumbent)	81,994	86.56	−13.44
	Libertarian	David C. Pepperdine	12,727	13.44	+13.44
Majority			69,267	73.13	−26.87
Turnout			94,721		−54.26
	Republican hold

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	207,079	100.00	0.00
Majority			207,079	100.00	0.00
Turnout			207,079		+29.19
	Republican hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	160,296	100.00	0.00
Majority			160,296	100.00	0.00
Turnout			160,296		+25.60
	Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jane Nelson (Incumbent)	127,623	100.00	+39.44
Majority			127,623	100.00	+78.88
Turnout			127,623		−31.75
	Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Sibley (Incumbent)	113,246	60.56
	Democratic	Charles "Charlie" Osborn	73,759	39.44
Majority			39,487	21.12
Turnout			187,005
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 9	Counties in District
1	Jesse Grimes	Montgomery.
2		Grimes, Montgomery, Walker.
3	John H. Moffitt	All of Jefferson, Liberty, Polk, Tyler. Portion of Angelina.
4	William Thomas Scott	Harrison, Upshur.
5	David Gage	Rusk.
6	James Winwright Flanagan
7	Malcolm D. Graham
8	Jesse H. Parsons
9	Samuel Bell Maxey Rice Maxey	Hopkins, Lamar.
10	Rice Maxey
11	Hudson W. Nelson
12	Henry Russell Latimer	Red River, Titus.
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14	L. D. Bradley	Freestone, Limestone, Navarro.
15	Charles D. Grace	Delta, Fannin, Lamar.
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17	Henry W. Lightfoot
18	James W. Jones	Harris, Montgomery, Trinity, Walker.
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20	Leonard Anderson Abercrombie
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22	Theodore U. Lubbock
23	George T. Jester	Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro.
24	Oscar Branch Colquitt
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26	Ben H. Johnson
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28	James J. Faulk
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30	Walter R. Holsey
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32	Robert L. Warren
33
34	Archie C. Robbins
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36	James H. Woods
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38
39	W. S. Moore Ed Westbrook	Cooke, Fannin, Grayson.
40	Ed Westbrook
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42	Jacob J. Loy Cecil Murphy
43	Cecil Murphy
44	Olan R. Van Zandt
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46
47
48	Charles R. Jones
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50
51
52	Joe D. Carter
53	Joe Russell	Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall.
54	Ray Roberts
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56
57
58	Ralph Hall
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60		Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall.
61		All of Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall. Portion of Dallas.
62
63	Ron Clower	All of Ellis, Limestone, Navarro. Portion of Dallas.
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66
67	Dee Travis
68	Chet Edwards	All of Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro. Portion of Dallas.
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72	David Sibley
73		All of Ellis, Hill, McLennan, Navarro. Portions of Dallas, Tarrant.
74	Jane Nelson	Portions of Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Tarrant.
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76
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78	Chris Harris	Portions of Dallas, Denton, Tarrant.
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80
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83	Kelly Hancock	Portions of Dallas, Denton, Tarrant.
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88		Portion of Tarrant.
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	Kelly Hancock Taylor Rehmet