# Texas Senate, District 26

District 26 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Bexar county in the U.S. state of Texas.
The current senator from District 26 is Jose Menendez.

## Biggest cities in the district

District 26 has a population of 802,046 with 589,522 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.
| | Name | County | Pop. |
| 1 | San Antonio | Bexar | 710,302 |
| 2 | Converse | Bexar | 10,667 |
| 3 | Leon Valley | Bexar | 10,151 |
| 4 | Windcrest | Bexar | 5,364 |
| 5 | Live Oak | Bexar | 4,847 |

## Election history

Election history of District 27 from 1992.

### 2022

Texas general election, 2022: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jose Menendez (Incumbent) | 140,799 | 66.55 | −13.44 |
| | Republican | Ashton Murray | 70,773 | 33.45 | +33.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 211,572 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

Texas general election, 2020: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jose Menendez (Incumbent) | 199,829 | 79.99 | +0.12 |
| | Green | Julian Villarreal | 50,004 | 20.01 | +13.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249,833 | 100.00 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Texas general election, 2016: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jose Menendez (Incumbent) | 155,441 | 79.87 | −0.55 |
| | Libertarian | Fidel "TwoBears" Castillo | 26,639 | 13.69 | +0.61 |
| | Green | Scott Pusich | 12,535 | 6.44 | +0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,615 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2015 (special)

Texas special election runoff, 2015: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jose Menendez | 13,891 | 59.05 | +33.69 |
| | Democratic | Trey Martinez Fischer | 9,635 | 40.95 | −2.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,526 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Texas special election, 2015: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Trey Martinez Fischer | 8,232 | 43.28 |
| | Democratic | Jose Menendez | 4,824 | 25.36 |
| | Republican | Alma Perez Jackson | 3,892 | 20.46 |
| | Republican | Joan Pedrotti | 1,427 | 7.50 |
| | Democratic | Al Suarez | 644 | 3.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 19,019 | | |

### 2012

Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 140,757 | 80.42 | −1.02 |
| | Libertarian | Nazirite R. Flores Perez | 22,904 | 13.08 | −5.47 |
| | Green | Chris Christal | 10,557 | 6.03 | +6.03 |
| | Independent | Deborah L. Parrish | 801 | 0.45 | +0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,019 | | +4.11 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 136,913 | 81.44 | +24.34 |
| | Libertarian | Steve Lopez | 31,194 | 18.55 | +15.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,719 | 62.89 | +45.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,107 | | −9.13 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jim Valdez | 74,070 | 40.04 | +40.04 |
| | Democratic | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 105,625 | 57.10 | −42.90 |
| | Libertarian | Raymundo Alemán | 5,295 | 2.86 | +2.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,555 | 17.06 | −82.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,990 | | +149.44 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Democratic primary, 2004: Senate District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Johnny Rodriguez | 3,685 | 18.06 |
| ✓ | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 16,723 | 81.94 |
| Majority | Majority | 13,038 | 63.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 20,408 | |

### 2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 74,163 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,163 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,163 | | −29.88 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 105,771 | 100.00 | +32.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,771 | 100.00 | +64.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,771 | | −16.86 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Democratic primary, 2000: Senate District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | David McQuade Leibowitz | 11,232 | 45.63 |
| ✓ | Leticia R. Van de Putte (Incumbent) | 13,381 | 54.37 |
| Majority | Majority | 2,149 | 8.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 24,613 | |

### 1999 (special)

Alvarado withdrew after the election, meaning, meaning Van de Putte was elected without a runoff election.
Texas Senate District 26 special election - 2 November 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Leticia Van de Putte | 27,139 | 45.74 | |
| | Democratic | Leo Alvarado, Jr. | 12,473 | 21.02 | |
| | Republican | Mark Weber | 8,702 | 14.67 | |
| | Republican | Anne Newman | 6,768 | 11.41 | |
| | Democratic | Lauro Bustamante, Jr. | 4,245 | 7.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,327 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Andrew Longaker | 41,298 | 32.46 | −4.26 |
| | Democratic | Gregory Luna | 85,922 | 67.54 | +4.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,624 | 35.07 | +8.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,220 | | +44.28 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gregory Luna | 55,799 | 63.28 | +29.88 |
| | Republican | Andrew Longaker | 32,375 | 36.71 | −29.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,424 | 26.56 | −6.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,174 | | −59.82 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 26 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Carlos Higgins | 73,303 | 33.40 | |
| | Republican | Jeff Wentworth | 146,159 | 66.60 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72,856 | 33.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,462 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| | Allen Schoolcraft | 10,388 | 47.30 | +12.59 |
| ✓ | Jeff Wentworth | 11,574 | 52.70 | +18.98 |
| Majority | Majority | 1,186 | 5.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 21,962 | | |
Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 26 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Jim Canady | 1,547 | 3.71 |
| | John Fisher | 7,222 | 17.30 |
| | George Pierce | 4,407 | 10.56 |
| ✓ | Allen Schoolcraft | 14,490 | 34.71 |
| ✓ | Jeff Wentworth | 14,076 | 33.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 41,742 | |

## District officeholders

| Legislature | Senator, District 26 | Counties in District |
| 4 | Rufus Doane | El Paso, Presidio, Santa Fé, Worth. |
| 5 | James T. Lytle | Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria. |
| 6 | Samuel Addison White | Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria. |
| 7 | Fletcher S. Stockdale | Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria. |
| 8 | Fletcher S. Stockdale | Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria. |
| 9 | Nathan George Shelley | Bastrop, Hays, Travis. |
| 10 | A. W. Moore | Bastrop, Hays, Travis. |
| 11 | Nathan George Shelley | Bastrop, Hays, Travis. |
| 12 | E. L. Alford Reinhard Hillebrand | Bastrop, Fayette. |
| 13 | Joseph D. Sayers | Bastrop, Fayette. |
| 14 | William Hamilton Ledbetter | Bastrop, Fayette. |
| 15 | William Hamilton Ledbetter | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee. |
| 16 | William Hamilton Ledbetter | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee. |
| 17 | A. W. Moore | Bastrop, Fayette, Lee. |
| 18 | Rudolph Kleberg | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson. |
| 19 | Rudolph Kleberg | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson. |
| 20 | William H. Woodward | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson. |
| 21 | William H. Woodward | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson. |
| 22 | Reed N. Weisiger | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson. |
| 23 | James M. Presler | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 24 | James M. Presler | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 25 | James M. Presler | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 26 | Archibald Grinnan | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 27 | Archibald Grinnan | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 28 | Archibald Grinnan | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 29 | Archibald Grinnan | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 30 | Archibald Grinnan | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 31 | William N. Adams | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 32 | William N. Adams | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 33 | Robert B. Conner | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 34 | Robert B. Conner | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 35 | W. Scott Woodward | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 36 | W. Scott Woodward Elbridge L. Rector | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 37 | James H. Baugh | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 38 | James H. Baugh | Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba. |
| 39 | Julius Real | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 40 | Julius Real | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 41 | W. Albert "Cap" Williamson | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 42 | W. Albert "Cap" Williamson | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 43 | Ernest Fellbaum | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 44 | Ernest Fellbaum | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 45 | J. Franklin Spears | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 46 | J. Franklin Spears | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 47 | J. Franklin Spears | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 48 | J. Franklin Spears | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 49 | J. Franklin Spears Walter Tynan | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 50 | Walter Tynan | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 51 | Walter Tynan | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 52 | Walter Tynan | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr. |
| 53 | Oswald Latimer | Bexar. |
| 54 | Oswald Latimer | Bexar. |
| 55 | Henry B. Gonzalez | Bexar. |
| 56 | Henry B. Gonzalez | Bexar. |
| 57 | Henry B. Gonzalez | Bexar. |
| 58 | Franklin Spears | Bexar. |
| 59 | Franklin Spears | Bexar. |
| 60 | Joe J. Bernal | Portion of Bexar. |
| 61 | Joe J. Bernal | Portion of Bexar. |
| 62 | Joe J. Bernal | Portion of Bexar. |
| 63 | Nelson Wolff | Portion of Bexar. |
| 64 | Frank Lombardino | Portion of Bexar. |
| 65 | Frank Lombardino | Portion of Bexar. |
| 66 | R. L. "Bob" Vale | Portion of Bexar. |
| 67 | R. L. "Bob" Vale | Portion of Bexar. |
| 68 | R. L. "Bob" Vale | Portion of Bexar. |
| 69 | Cyndi Taylor Krier | Portion of Bexar. |
| 70 | Cyndi Taylor Krier | Portion of Bexar. |
| 71 | Cyndi Taylor Krier | Portion of Bexar. |
| 72 | Cyndi Taylor Krier | Portion of Bexar. |
| 73 | Jeff Wentworth | All of Guadalupe. Portion of Bexar. |
| 74 | Gregory Luna | Portion of Bexar. |
| 75 | Gregory Luna | Portion of Bexar. |
| 76 | Gregory Luna Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 77 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 78 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 79 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 80 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 81 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 82 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 83 | Leticia R. Van de Putte | Portion of Bexar. |
| 84 | Leticia R. Van de Putte Jose Menendez | Portion of Bexar. |
| 85 | Jose Menendez | Portion of Bexar. |
| 86 | Jose Menendez | Portion of Bexar. |
| 87 | Jose Menendez | Portion of Bexar. |
| 88 | Jose Menendez | Portion of Bexar. |
| 89 | Jose Menendez | Portion of Bexar. |