Texas's 31st congressional district

Texas's 31st congressional district
Current Representative John Carter (RRound Rock)
Population (2000) 651,619
Median income $43,381
Ethnicity 73.2% White, 13.3% Black, 2.2% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI R+14

Texas District 31 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip of central Texas from north Austin up to Stephenville. The district includes most of the fast-growing northern suburbs of Austin, the Williamson County part of Austin, as well as the Fort Hood military base. Billy Engle Jr is running against him as the Write in Candidate on Paper Ballot in the Primary Election on March 6, 2012.

The current representative from the district is John Carter.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created January 3, 2003
John Carter Republican January 3, 2003 –
Present
First elected in 2002

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 31
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carter 160,247 64.8 -4.3
Democratic Jon Porter 80,292 32.5 +5.1
Libertarian Celeste Adams 6,888 2.8 +1.5
Majority 79,955 32.3
Turnout 247,427
Republican hold Swing -4.7
US House election, 2006: Texas District 31
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Carter 94,242 58 -6.8
Democratic Mary Beth Harrell 62,761 39 +6.5
Libertarian Matt McAdoo 4,370 3 +0.2
Majority 31,481 19 -13.3
Turnout 161,373 -34.8
Republican hold Swing -6.7

References

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns/4331-billy-for-us-congress