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Denton, TX politics & representatives

Denton is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Ronny Jackson and Brandon Gill. Greg Abbott is governor.

Who represents Denton in Washington and in Texas, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Denton County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Denton County. Denton's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 449,188 votes

Donald J TrumpRepublican
55.8%
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
42.6%
Others
1.6%

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

U.S. Senate 448,459 votes

CruzRepublican
53.1%
AllredDemocrat
44.7%
Others
2.2%

Texas: Cruz 53.1%, Allred 44.6%

U.S. House · Texas's 13th District 240,619 votes

JacksonRepublican
100.0%

Covers about 60% of Denton · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 26th District 388,427 votes

GillRepublican
62.1%
LinebergerDemocrat
35.7%
Others
2.3%

Covers about 40% of Denton · whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Denton in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Texas

John Cornyn
John CornynU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2002 Official site ↗202-224-2934
Ted Cruz
Ted CruzU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2013 Official site ↗202-224-5922

U.S. House · Texas's 13th District Covers about 60% of Denton

Ronny Jackson
Ronny JacksonU.S. RepresentativeRepublican · Serving since 2021 Official site ↗202-225-3706

U.S. House · Texas's 26th District Covers about 40% of Denton

Brandon Gill
Brandon GillU.S. RepresentativeRepublican · Serving since 2025 Official site ↗202-225-7772

Denton is split between 2 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗

In Texas

Who represents Denton in state government

Greg AbbottGovernor of TexasRepublican · Serving since 2015 Official site ↗512-463-2000

State Senate · District 30 Covers about 74% of Denton

Brent HagenbuchState SenatorRepublican Official site ↗940-323-9338Email

State Senate · District 12 Covers about 26% of Denton

Tan ParkerState SenatorRepublican Official site ↗Email

State House · District 64 Covers about 70% of Denton

Andy HopperState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗940-503-2046Email

State House · District 57 Covers about 15% of Denton

Richard HayesState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗940-321-7574Email

State House · District 106 Covers about 15% of Denton

Jared PattersonState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗214-494-6498Email

Denton is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Denton's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Denton by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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