Texas State House District 3
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Cecil Bell Republican (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
Nicole KingDemocraticKristen PlaisanceRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Bell (R) 100.0
- Last election
- Bell (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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The current holder, Cecil Bell, is not on the candidate list.
- Nicole KingDemocratic
- Kristen PlaisanceRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 85,793
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBellWon Republican 85,793100.0% - Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCecil BellWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Cecil Bell Jr. Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 91,010
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCecil BellWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Cecil Bell Jr. Republican 70,38577.3% DemocraticMartin Shupp Democratic 20,62522.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,971
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCecil BellWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Cecil Bell Jr. Republican 48,61976.0% DemocraticLisa Seger Democratic 15,35224.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,737
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCecil BellWon(incumbent) Republican 56,737100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,578
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCecil Bell Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 28,76091.1% LibertarianB. Larry Parr Libertarian 2,8188.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,383
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCecil Bell Jr.Won Republican 46,383100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,284
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanErwin CainWon Republican 19,97456.6% DemocraticMark Homer(incumbent) Democratic 14,64541.5% LibertarianJ. Douglas Froneberger Libertarian 6651.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,627
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMark HomerWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,76351.8% RepublicanKirby Hollingsworth Republican 24,86448.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,664
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMark HomerWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,63258.3% RepublicanKirby Hollingsworth Republican 14,03241.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,444
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMark HomerWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,33150.2% RepublicanKirby Hollingsworth Republican 24,11349.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,153
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMark HomerWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,153100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,320
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMark HomerWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,320100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,750
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMark HomerWon Democratic 15,81357.0% RepublicanSue Fancher Republican 11,93743.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,303
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticL. P. PattersonWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,303100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,342
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticL. P. PattersonWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,57759.9% RepublicanKen McKim Republican 11,76540.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,733
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticL. P. PattersonWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,733100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,396
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill ThomasWon(incumbent) Republican 17,45853.9% DemocraticJerry Mainord Democratic 14,93846.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,152
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBill ThomasWon Republican 23,47657.0% DemocraticLowell G. Walker Democratic 17,67643.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,243
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticA. M. Aikin IIIWon Democratic 14,26650.5% RepublicanNick Woodall Republican 13,97749.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,297
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSmith GilleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,03852.2% RepublicanS. Rothacker Republican 19,25947.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,881
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSmith GilleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,33165.6% RepublicanLarry N. Leatherwood Republican 8,55034.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,355
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim McWilliamsWon Democratic 16,48960.3% RepublicanPat Roberts Republican 10,86639.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,546
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBen T. GrantWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,546100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,603
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBen T. GrantWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,77176.3% RepublicanJoel M. Griffin Republican 5,83223.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,575
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBen T. GrantWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,575100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,448
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBen T. GrantWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,448100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,861
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBen T. GrantWon Democratic 8,86263.9% RepublicanSam R. Moseley Republican 4,99936.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,825
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticC. L. Ray Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 13,30774.7% RepublicanMichael Bailey Republican 4,51825.4%
- 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
- 1968 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 3, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/3. 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:3
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026