Texas's 13th congressional district
| Texas's 13th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Mac Thornberry (R–Clarendon) | |
| Population (2000) | 651,619 | |
| Median income | $33,501 | |
| Ethnicity | 81.0% White, 5.8% Black, 1.1% Asian, 17.6% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+32 | |
Texas District 13 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional District of the U.S. state of Texas that includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northeastern parts of North Texas. The current Representative is Mac Thornberry.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, it is the most Republican district in the country (R+32).[1]
This district, however, has not always been strongly Republican. As late as 1976, Jimmy Carter won 33 of the 44 counties in this district, getting 60-70% in many of them.
In 2012, this was President Barack Obama's lowest percentage of the vote in a congressional district. He received 18.5% of the vote.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Term | District Residence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1893 | |||
| Jeremiah V. Cockrell | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | ||
| John H. Stephens | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1917 | ||
| John M. Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | Redistricted to the 18th district | |
| Lucian W. Parrish | Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 27, 1922 | Died | |
| Vacant | March 27, 1922 – May 22, 1922 | |||
| Guinn Williams | Democratic | May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933 | ||
| William D. McFarlane | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | ||
| Ed Gossett | Democratic | January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1951 | Resigned | |
| Vacant | July 31, 1951 – September 8, 1951 | |||
| Frank N. Ikard | Democratic | September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961 | Resigned | |
| Vacant | December 15, 1961 – January 27, 1962 | |||
| Graham B. Purcell, Jr. | Democratic | January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973 | ||
| Bob Price | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the 18th district | |
| Jack Hightower | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 | ||
| Beau Boulter | Republican | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | ||
| Bill Sarpalius | Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | ||
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | January 3, 1995 – Present | Incumbent | |
Election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mac Thornberry | 189,448 | 92.3 | +13.0 | |
| Libertarian | M.J. Smith | 15,793 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 173,655 | 84.6 | |||
| Turnout | 205,241 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | +16.8 | |||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Notes
- ↑ The Median & Most Partisan Districts, 1998-2014 The Cook Political Report. October 9, 2013.
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Coordinates: 34°50′16″N 100°35′52″W / 34.83778°N 100.59778°W