# Texas's 1st House of Representatives district

District 1 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
The district has been represented by Republican Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015, upon his initial election to the Texas House.
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, and Red River Counties. Major cities in the district include Atlanta, Douglasville, Linden, New Boston, Paris, and Texarkana.

## Contents

* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022

### 2022

VanDeaver was unopposed in the 2022 General Election.
2022 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 13,279 | 62.88% |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 6,115 | 28.96% |
| | Republican | Ray Null | 1,723 | 8.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,117 | 100% |

### 2020

2020 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 59,508 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,508 | 100% |
2020 Republican Primary Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 20,232 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,232 | 100% |

### 2018

As no candidate filed to run against VanDeaver, no primary election was held for the seat.
2018 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 43,340 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,340 | 100% |

### 2016

2016 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 49,840 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,840 | 100% |
2016 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 18,291 | 61.93% |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 11,246 | 38.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,537 | 100% |

### 2014

2014 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 29,585 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,585 | 100% |
2014 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gary VanDeaver | 9,406 | 54.34% |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 7,903 | 45.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,309 | 100% |

### 2012

2012 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 42,080 | 82.64% |
| | Libertarian | Tim Eason | 8,839 | 17.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,919 | 100% |
2010 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 12,425 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,425 | 100% |

### 2010

2010 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 18,575 | 51.51% |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 14,717 | 40.81% |
| | Independent | Trent E. Gale | 2,766 | 7.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,763 | 100% |
2010 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 8,274 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,274 | 100% |
2010 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 4,133 | 51.95% |
| | Republican | Jack Ballard | 3,822 | 48.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,955 | 100% |

### 2008

2008 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 29,598 | 53.59% |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 24,853 | 45.00% |
| | Libertarian | Tim Eason | 781 | 1.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,232 | 100% |
2008 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 18,549 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,549 | 100% |
2008 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 6,669 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,669 | 100% |

### 2006

2006 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 21,841 | 86.79% |
| | Libertarian | Tim Eason | 3,324 | 13.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,165 | 100% |
2006 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 7,418 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,418 | 100% |

### 2004

2004 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 28,495 | 52.81% |
| | Republican | H.E. (Pete) Snow | 25,463 | 47.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,958 | 100% |
2004 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen J. Frost | 10,761 | 58.31% |
| | Democratic | Lynn Davis | 7,694 | 41.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,455 | 100% |
2004 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | H.E. (Pete) Snow | 2,218 | 55.37% |
| | Republican | Marcus (Mark) Graves | 1,788 | 44.63% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,006 | 100% |

### 2002

2002 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 20,627 | 62.05% |
| | Republican | Dan Teafatiller | 12,615 | 37.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,242 | 100% |
2002 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gary English | 6,943 | 36.29% |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 12,190 | 63.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,133 | 100% |
2002 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Teafatiller | 930 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 930 | 100% |

### 2000

2000 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 29,989 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,989 | 100% |
2000 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 15,017 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,017 | 100% |

### 1998

1998 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 18,237 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,237 | 100% |
1998 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 8,093 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,093 | 100% |

### 1996

1996 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 24,728 | 63.77% |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 14,050 | 36.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,778 | 100% |
1996 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 15,193 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,193 | 100% |
1996 Republican Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Lavender | 2,180 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,180 | 100% |

### 1994

1994 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 22,036 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,036 | 100% |
1994 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 11,350 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,350 | 100% |

### 1992

1992 General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 30,216 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,216 | 100% |
1992 Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barry B. Telford | 15,893 | 100% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,893 | 100% |

## List of representatives

| Leg. | Portrait | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties represented |
| 3rd | [data missing] | Burrell P. Smith | ? | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Red River |
| 4th | [data missing] | Napoleon B. Charlton | ? | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Jefferson, Tyler |
| 5th | | Hardin R. Runnels | ? | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Bowie |
| 6th | [data missing] | Howell W. Runnels Sr. | ? | November 21, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | Bowie |
| 7th | [data missing] | Howell W. Runnels Sr. | ? | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | Bowie |
| 8th | | Solomon H. Pirkey | ? | November 12, 1859 | March 18, 1861 | Bowie |
| 9th | | Edward B. Pickett | ? | November 4, 1861 | March 1, 1862 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 9th | [data missing] | Isaiah Junker | ? | February 2, 1863 | November 2, 1863 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 10th | | Frederick F. Foscue | ? | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 11th | | Ambrose D. Kent | ? | August 7, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 12th | | Thomas J. Chambers | Democratic | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 12th | | Joseph G. Smyth | Democratic | February 10, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 12th | | W. T. Simmons | ? | February 16, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 13th | | James Armstrong | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 13th | | Henry H. Ford | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 13th | | Arthur T. Watts | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 14th | | James B. Simpson | Democratic | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 14th | | Dan Triplett | Democratic | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 14th 15th | | Pinkney S. Watts | Democratic | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler |
| 14th 15th | | Pinkney S. Watts | Democratic | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty |
| 16th | | James W. Carlton | Democratic | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty |
| 17th | | William L. Douglass | Democratic | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty |
| 18th | | William L. Douglass | Democratic | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 19th | | Charles F. Stevens | Democratic | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 20th | | Hugh E. Jackson | Democratic | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 21st | | Jerome Swinford | Democratic | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 22nd | | George C. O'Brien | Democratic | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange |
| 23rd | | F. M. Ball | Democratic | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Bowie |
| 24th | | R. D. Harrell | Democratic | January 8, 1895 | March 10, 1895 | Bowie |
| 24th | | Frank M. Brooks | Independent | April 16, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | Bowie |
| 25th | | J. D. Alexander | Democratic | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | Bowie |
| 26th | | William C. Rochelle | Democratic | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | Bowie |
| 27th | | William C. Rochelle | Democratic | August 12, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | Bowie |
| 28th | | William C. Rochelle | Democratic | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Bowie |
| 29th | | Joseph A. Dodd | Democratic | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | Bowie |
| 30th | | Joseph A. Dodd | Democratic | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | Bowie |
| 31st | | Norman Dalby | Democratic | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | Bowie |
| 32nd | | Lewis Henry | Democratic | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | Bowie |
| 33rd | | Lewis Henry | Democratic | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Bowie |
| 34th | | R. H. Jones | Democratic | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | Bowie |
| 35th | | R. H. Jones | Democratic | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | Bowie |
| 36th | | Sid Crumpton | Democratic | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | Bowie |
| 37th | | Sid Crumpton | Democratic | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | Bowie |
| 38th | | Joseph A. Dodd | Democratic | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | Bowie |
| 39th | | William J. Simmons | Democratic | January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | Bowie |
| 40th | | William J. Simmons | Democratic | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | Bowie |
| 41st | | William J. Simmons | Democratic | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | Bowie |
| 42nd | | Joseph A. Dodd | Democratic | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | Bowie |
| 43rd | | Jasper N. Reed | Democratic | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | Bowie |
| 44th | | Jasper N. Reed | Democratic | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | Bowie |
| 45th | | Jasper N. Reed | Democratic | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | Bowie |
| 46th | | Joseph S. White Jr. | Democratic | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | Bowie |
| 47th | | Jasper N. Reed | Democratic | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | Bowie |
| 48th | | Winford L. Dunn Sr. | Democratic | January 12, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | Bowie |
| 49th | | Winford L. Dunn Sr. | Democratic | January 9, 1945 | January 14, 1947 | Bowie |
| 50th | | Joe T. Kennington | Democratic | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | Bowie |
| 51st | | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | Democratic | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | Bowie |
| 52nd | | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | Democratic | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | Bowie |
| 53rd | | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | Democratic | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Bowie |
| 54th | | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | Democratic | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | Bowie |
| 53rd | | Thomas H. Stilwell | Democratic | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Bowie |
| 54th | | Thomas H. Stilwell | Democratic | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | Bowie |
| 55th | | Leslie C. Terrell | Democratic | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | Bowie |
| 55th | | George W. McCoppin | Democratic | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | Bowie |
| 56th | | Leslie C. Terrell | Democratic | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | Bowie |
| 56th | | George W. McCoppin | Democratic | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | Bowie |
| 57th | | Robert W. Bass | Democratic | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Bowie |
| 57th | | George W. McCoppin | Democratic | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Bowie |
| 58th | | Robert W. Bass | Democratic | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Bowie |
| 59th | | Robert W. Bass | Democratic | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | Bowie |
| 60th | | Robert W. Bass | Democratic | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Bowie |
| 61st | | Ed Howard | Democratic | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | Bowie |
| 62nd | | Ed Howard | Democratic | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | Bowie |
| 63rd | | Ed Howard | Democratic | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Bowie, Red River |
| 64th | | Hamp Atkinson | Democratic | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | Bowie, Red River |
| 65th | | Hamp Atkinson | Democratic | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | Bowie, Red River |
| 66th | | Hamp Atkinson | Democratic | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | Bowie, Red River |
| 67th | | Hamp Atkinson | Democratic | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | Bowie, Red River |
| 68th | | Alex H. Short Jr. | Democratic | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Bowie, Red River |
| 69th | | Alex H. Short Jr. | Democratic | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | Bowie, Red River |
| 70th | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 71st | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | Bowie, Cass |
| 72nd | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | Bowie, Cass |
| 73rd | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | Bowie, Cass |
| 74th | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | Bowie, Cass |
| 75th | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | Bowie, Cass |
| 76th | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | Bowie, Red River |
| 77th | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | Bowie, Red River |
| 78th | | Barry B. Telford | Democratic | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Bowie, Red River |
| 79th | | Stephen J. Frost | Democratic | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 80th | | Stephen J. Frost | Democratic | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 81st | | Stephen J. Frost | Democratic | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 82nd | | George Lavender | Republican | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 83rd | | George Lavender | Republican | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| 84th | | Gary VanDeaver | Republican | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River |
| 85th | | Gary VanDeaver | Republican | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River |
| 86th | | Gary VanDeaver | Republican | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River |
| 87th | | Gary VanDeaver | Republican | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River |
| 88th | | Gary VanDeaver | Republican | January 10, 2023 | Present | Bowie, Lamar, Red River, Cass, Morris |

## Living past representatives

| Representative | Legislature(s) | Elected time | Birth date and age |
| Stephen James Frost | 79th-81st | 6 years | March 30, 1972 (age 52) |
| George Lavender | 82nd-83rd | 4 years ± 2 days | September 7, 1955 (aged 69) |