Texas's 2nd congressional district

Texas's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative Ted Poe (R–Humble)
Population (2000) 651,619
Median income $47,029
Ethnicity 71.0% White, 19.1% Black, 2.6% Asian, 12.6% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% other

Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. It stretches from Houston's northern suburbs through eastern Harris County, and across Southeast Texas to the Louisiana border. As of the 2000 census, District 2 represents 651,619 people.

The district's current configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting, when most of the old 9th District was split among three neighboring districts. The remaining territory was made somewhat more Republican than its predecessor, with the addition of several strongly conservative suburban areas near Houston. The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th District, Nick Lampson, was unseated by Republican Ted Poe, a longtime felony court judge in Harris County.

Contents

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President McCain 60 - 40%
2004 President Bush 63 - 36%
2000 President Bush 63 - 37%

List of representatives

The district was formed in 1846, after Texas joined the Union.

Name Took Office Left Office Party District Residence Notes
District created December 29, 1845
Vacant December 29, 1845 - March 30, 1846
Timothy Pilsbury March 30, 1846 March 3, 1849 Democrat Brazoria
Volney E. Howard March 4, 1849 March 3, 1853 Democrat San Antonio
Peter H. Bell March 4, 1853 March 3, 1857 Democrat
Guy M. Bryan March 4, 1857 March 3, 1859 Democrat Galveston
Andrew J. Hamilton March 4, 1859 March 3, 1861 Independent Democrat La Grange
American Civil War/Reconstruction
John C. Conner March 31, 1870 March 3, 1873 Democrat
William P. McLean March 4, 1873 March 3, 1875 Democrat Jefferson
David B. Culberson March 4, 1875 March 3, 1883 Democrat Jefferson Redistricted to the 4th district
John H. Reagan March 4, 1883 March 4, 1887 Democrat Palestine Redistricted from the 1st district, Resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant March 4, 1887 – November 4, 1887
William H. Martin November 4, 1887 March 3, 1891 Democrat Athens
John Benjamin Long March 4, 1891 March 3, 1893 Democrat Rusk
Samuel Bronson Cooper March 4, 1893 March 3, 1905 Democrat Woodville
Moses L. Broocks March 4, 1905 March 3, 1907 Democrat San Augustine
Samuel Bronson Cooper March 4, 1907 March 3, 1909 Democrat Woodville
Martin Dies March 4, 1909 March 3, 1919 Democrat Beaumont
John Calvin Box March 4, 1919 March 3, 1931 Democrat Jacksonville
Martin Dies, Jr. March 4, 1931 January 3, 1945 Democrat Lufkin
Jesse Martin Combs January 3, 1945 January 3, 1953 Democrat Beaumont
Jack Brooks January 3, 1953 January 3, 1967 Democrat Beaumont Redistricted to the 9th district
John V. Dowdy January 3, 1967 January 3, 1973 Democrat Athens Redistricted from the 7th district
Charles Wilson January 3, 1973 January 3, 1997 Democrat Lufkin
Jim Turner January 3, 1997 January 3, 2005 Democrat Crockett
Ted Poe January 3, 2005 present Republican Humble Incumbent

Election results

References

US House election, 2004: Texas District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ted Poe 139,951 55.5 +17.3
Democratic Nick Lampson 108,156 42.9 -17.9
Libertarian Sandra Saulsbury 3,931 1.6 +0.6
Majority 31,795 12.6
Turnout 252,038
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +17.6
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
The At-large district is obsolete. The 33rd-36th districts to be seated in the 113th Congress in 2013.
See also: Texas's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps