Texas's 13th congressional district

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

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

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

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