Texas's 13th congressional district

Texas's 13th congressional district

Texas's 13th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Mac Thornberry (RClarendon)
Population (2015) 707,365[1]
Median income 45,739[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+33[3]

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. It winds across the Panhandle into the South Plains, then runs east across the Red River Valley. Covering over 40,000 square miles (100,000 km2), it is the second-largest district geographically in Texas and larger in area than thirteen entire states. The principal cities in the district are Amarillo and Wichita Falls.[4] The current Representative is Republican Mac Thornberry.

According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, it is the most Republican district in the country (R+33).[5]

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. In 2016, this was also Hillary Clinton's lowest percentage of the vote in a congressional district. She received an even lower percentage than President Obama in 2012, receiving only 16.9% of the vote compared to Donald Trump's 79.9%.

List of representatives

Representative Party Term 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

Texas 13th Congressional District 1994[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry 79,466 55
Democratic Bill Sarpalius (Incumbent) 63,923 45
Total votes 143,389 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 1996[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 116,098 67
Democratic Samuel Brown Silverman 56,066 32
Independent Don Harkey 1,463 1
Total votes 173,627 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 1998[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 81,141 68
Democratic Mark Harmon 37,027 31
Libertarian Georganne Baker Payne 1,298 1
Total votes 119,466 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2000[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 117,995 68
Democratic Curtis Clinesmith 54,343 31
Libertarian Brad Clardy 2,137 1
Total votes 174,475 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 119,401 79
Democratic Zane Reese 31,218 21
Total votes 150,619 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2004[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 189,448 92
Libertarian John Robert Deek 15,793 8
Total votes 205,241 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2006[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 108,107 74
Democratic Roger J. Waun 33,460 23
Libertarian Keith Dyer 3,829 3
Total votes 145,396 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2008[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 180,078 78
Democratic Roger James Waun 51,841 22
Total votes 231,919 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 113,201 87
Libertarian John T. Burwell, Jr. 5,650 4
Independent Keith Dyer 11,192 9
Total votes 130,043 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2012[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 187,775 91
Libertarian John Robert Deek 12,701 6
Green Keith F. Houston 5,912 3
Total votes 206,388 100
Texas 13th Congressional District 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) 110,842 84
Democratic Mike Minter 16,822 13
Libertarian Emily Pivoda 2,863 2
Green Don Cook 924 0.70
Total votes 131,451 100

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 34°50′16″N 100°35′52″W / 34.83778°N 100.59778°W / 34.83778; -100.59778

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