Texas Senate District 13

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Borris Miles Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Borris MilesDemocratic · Incumbent10 years since first win on file

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Borris Miles (Democratic) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBorris MilesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 248,776
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBorris MilesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	200,19580.5%	80.5%
RepublicanMilinda Morris	Republican	48,58119.5%	19.5%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBorris MilesWon	Democratic	178,27792.5%	92.5%
LibertarianJoshua Rohn	Libertarian	14,4477.5%	7.5%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	181,866100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 144,751
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	113,15578.2%	78.2%
RepublicanMichael Mauldin	Republican	31,59621.8%	21.8%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	90,148100.0%	100.0%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	107,897100.0%	100.0%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	86,631100.0%	100.0%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	89,832100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 147,975
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 1993)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	135,26291.4%	91.4%
LibertarianJohn Persakis	Libertarian	12,7138.6%	8.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 90,837
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRodney EllisWon	Democratic	68,39875.3%	75.3%
RepublicanBill Batts	Republican	22,41824.7%	24.7%
OtherLee Demas	Other	210.0%	0.0%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCraig WashingtonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	70,507100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 76,769
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCraig WashingtonWon	Democratic	69,56790.6%	90.6%
LibertarianBarry J. Klein	Libertarian	5,1766.7%	6.7%
OtherBruce Palmer	Other	2,0252.6%	2.6%
OtherL. A. Sims	Other	10.0%	0.0%

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWalter MengdenWon(incumbent)	Republican	96,866100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 190,844
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWalter MengdenWon(incumbent)	Republican	132,98269.7%	69.7%
DemocraticPhillip Lord	Democratic	57,86230.3%	30.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 148,615
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWalter H. Mengden Jr.Won	Republican	94,93463.9%	63.9%
DemocraticLee McLemore	Democratic	53,68136.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,979
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Texas Senate District 13, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMurray Watson Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	46,968100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	110.0%	0.0%

1970 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: 2022.

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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; 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/sldu:13

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