Texas State House District 129
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dennis Paul Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Paul (R) 60.8, Peterson (D) 39.2
- Last election
- Paul (Republican) won by 21.6 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Rep. Dennis Paul is running for Texas State Senate District 11.
- Albert WittliffDemocratic
- Scott BowenRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (22 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 86,177
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPaulWon Republican 52,41960.8% DemocraticPeterson Democratic 33,75839.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,256
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis PaulWon(incumbent) Republican 39,06260.8% DemocraticKat Marvel Democratic 25,19439.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 84,795
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis PaulWon(incumbent) Republican 49,97258.9% DemocraticKayla Alix Democratic 34,82341.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,684
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis PaulWon(incumbent) Republican 36,55456.5% DemocraticAlexander Jonathan Karjeker Democratic 27,05441.8% LibertarianJoseph Majsterski Libertarian 1,0761.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,339
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis PaulWon(incumbent) Republican 47,339100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,955
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis PaulWon Republican 26,41567.8% DemocraticJohn Gay Democratic 12,54032.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,438
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 46,438100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,526
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 31,526100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,184
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 33,46258.5% DemocraticSherrie L. Matula Democratic 23,72241.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,013
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 19,61657.7% DemocraticSherrie L. Matula Democratic 14,39742.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,002
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 40,002100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,664
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 26,664100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,786
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon(incumbent) Republican 38,50387.9% LibertarianKevin J. Hagen Libertarian 5,28312.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,443
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn E. DavisWon Republican 20,08670.6% DemocraticRick Osullivan Democratic 7,86327.6% LibertarianKevin J. Hagen Libertarian 4941.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,097
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike JacksonWon(incumbent) Republican 35,097100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,697
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike JacksonWon(incumbent) Republican 24,91473.9% DemocraticDeborah Dunsinger Democratic 8,05323.9% LibertarianMarshall N. Anderson Libertarian 7302.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,582
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike JacksonWon(incumbent) Republican 34,31880.6% LibertarianTammy Crawford Libertarian 8,26419.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,846
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike JacksonWon(incumbent) Republican 10,62059.5% DemocraticHarold L. Shaffer Democratic 7,22640.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,011
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMike JacksonWon Republican 13,00950.0% DemocraticEd R. Watson(incumbent) Democratic 13,00250.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,412
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEd R. WatsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,412100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,091
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEd R. WatsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,19252.4% RepublicanBob Herman Republican 12,89947.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,934
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 129, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEd R. WatsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,27158.2% RepublicanWilliam E. Black Republican 6,42740.3% LibertarianLloyd Harolds Libertarian 2361.5%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Texas State House District 129, election results 1982 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/129. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/sldl:129
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026