District 23 of the

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is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of

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county in the

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state of

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. The current Senator from District 23 is

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. In 1914, it was made up eleven counties in South Texas, including Duval County.

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represented it from 1915-1934.

Top 5 biggest cities in district

District 23 has a population of 813,699 with 576,192 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.

Top 5 biggest cities in district

Election history

Previous elections

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District officeholders

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