Texas's 18th House of Representatives district

For the US House district, see Texas's 18th congressional district.

District 18 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives.

Texas's 18th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Ernest Bailes R
Demographics	68.6% White 8.2% Black 21.2% Hispanic 0.8% Asian 1.2% Other
Population (2021)  • Voting age	199,901 147,206
Notes	[1]

The district has been represented by Republican Ernest Bailes since January 10, 2017, after the retirement of John Otto in 2016, who had represented the district since 2005.^[2]

As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections, the district encompasses San Jacinto, Liberty and Hardin counties in East Texas.

References

1. "District Profile 2017–2021" (PDF). Government of Texas. January 4, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
2. "Texas House of Representatives District 18". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved June 15, 2023.