Texas State House District 147
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jo Jones Democratic (on the 2026 ballot: Jolanda Jones) · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Jones (D) 74.5, Gutierrez (R) 25.5
- Last election
- Jones (Democratic) won by 49.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: DanielRight column: Jones
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Candidates on the ballot
- Jolanda JonesDemocratic
- Theodis DanielRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (22 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 64,160
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJonesWon Democratic 47,82874.5% RepublicanGutierrez Republican 16,33225.5% - Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJolanda JonesWon Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,763
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 58,763100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,842
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 44,31480.8% RepublicanThomas Wang Republican 10,52819.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,561
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 43,90076.3% RepublicanMatt Murphy Republican 11,98520.8% GreenBrian M. Harrison Green 1,6762.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,288
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,288100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,272
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 43,58992.2% GreenDeb Shafto Green 3,6837.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,312
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,312100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,981
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,95192.2% LibertarianJoe Tirado Libertarian 3,0307.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,273
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,273100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,566
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,566100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,253
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,253100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,498
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,88293.1% LibertarianJames Partschgalvan Libertarian 1,6166.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,081
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,081100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,425
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,425100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,721
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,721100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,149
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGarnet F. ColemanWon Democratic 21,07677.6% RepublicanGlen C. Hancock Republican 6,07322.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,988
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry EvansWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,988100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,401
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry EvansWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,401100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,393
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry EvansWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,32981.9% RepublicanJ. Fonteno Republican 2,06418.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,897
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry EvansWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,897100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,333
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 147, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry EvansWon Democratic 11,333100.0%
- 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 147, election results 1982 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/147. Retrieved October 31, 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:147
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026