Texas's 21st congressional district
| Texas's 21st congressional district | |||
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 Texas's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2022) | 807,859[2] | ||
| Median household income | $88,786[2] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+13[3] | ||
Texas's 21st congressional district of the
Election results from statewide races
| Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bush (R) 74 - 24% | [Data unknown/missing] | — |
| 2004 | Bush (R) 66 – 34% | — | — |
| 2008 | McCain (R): 56 – 42% | [Data unknown/missing] | — |
| 2012 | Romney (R): 59.8 – 37.9% | Cruz (R): 58 – 37% | — |
| 2016 | Trump (R): 52.5 – 42.5% | — | — |
| 2018 | — | Cruz (R): 49.6 – 49.5% | Abbott (R): 55 – 43% |
| 2020 | Trump (R): 51 – 48% | [Data unknown/missing] | — |
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 209,774 | 61.5% | -11.4% | |
Democratic
|
Rhett Smith | 121,129 | 35.5% | +10.2% | |
Libertarian
|
Jason Pratt | 10,216 | 3.0% | +1.1% | |
| Majority | 88,645 | 26.0% | |||
| Turnout | 341,119 | ||||
Republican hold
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Swing | -10.8% | |||
2006
In the case of
In the 2006 election, Lamar Smith defeated veteran and college administrator John Courage with 60% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 122,486 | 60.1% | -1.4% | |
Democratic
|
John Courage | 49,957 | 24.51% | -10.99% | |
Democratic
|
Gene Kelly | 18,355 | 9% | ||
Independent
|
Tommy Ray Calvert Jr | 5,280 | 2.59% | ||
Libertarian
|
James Arthur Strohm | 4,076 | 2.0% | -1.0% | |
Independent
|
James Lyle Peterson | 2,189 | 1.07% | ||
Independent
|
Mark J. Rossano | 1,439 | 0.7% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 203,782 | ||||
Republican hold
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Swing | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 243,471 | 79.99% | +19.89% | |
Libertarian
|
James Arthur Strohm | 60,879 | 20% | +18% | |
| Majority | 182,592 | ||||
| Turnout | 304,350 | ||||
Republican hold
|
Swing | ||||
2010
In the 2010 election, Lamar Smith defeated Lainey Melnick with 68.9 percent of the vote. Melnick, an Austin real estate broker, officially filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on June 23, 2009 to become a candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 169,924 | 68.9 | -11.09% | |
Democratic
|
Lainey Melnick | 65,834 | 27.9 | +3.39% | |
Libertarian
|
James Arthur Strohm | 7,687 | 3.3 | -16.7% | |
| Majority | 96929 | ||||
| Turnout | 236,284 | ||||
Republican hold
|
Swing | ||||
2012
Incumbent Lamar Smith faced five challengers in the 2012 general election on November 6, 2012:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (Incumbent) | 187,015 | 60.5 | |
Democratic
|
Candace E. Duval | 109,326 | 35.4 | |
Libertarian
|
John-Henry Liberty | 12,524 | 4.0 | |
| Total votes | 308,865 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (Incumbent) | 135,513 | 71.8 | |
Libertarian
|
Ryan Shields | 25,483 | 13.5 | |
Green
|
Antonio Diaz | 27,782 | 14.7 | |
| Total votes | 188,778 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Lamar Smith (Incumbent) | 202,523 | 57.0 | |
Democratic
|
Tom Wakely | 129,253 | 36.4 | |
Libertarian
|
Mark Loewe | 14,698 | 4.1 | |
Green
|
Tony Diaz | 8,520 | 2.4 | |
| Total votes | 354,994 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
Lamar Smith did not run for reelection in 2018.[6]
On the Republican side, 18 candidates competed in the March 6 primary, in which no one received a majority. The first- and second-place finishers were, respectively, attorney Chip Roy, who served as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and senior advisor to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R),[7] and Matt McCall, owner of a business providing human tissue for American military hospitals. Roy and McCall advanced to a May 22 runoff, which Roy won with 52.7% of the vote.[8]
On the Democratic side, four candidates ran to replace Smith: Joseph Kopser, entrepreneur and Army veteran; Derrick Crowe, activist; Elliott McFadden, executive director of Austin B-cycle; and Mary Street Wilson, pastor.[9] No one received a majority in the March 6 primary,[10] so the top two finishers, Wilson and Kopser, advanced to a runoff on May 22. Kopser flipped the primary result in the runoff against Wilson, winning the nomination with 58% of the vote.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Chip Roy | 176,913 | 50.3 | |
Democratic
|
Joseph Kopser
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167,020 | 47.5 | |
Libertarian
|
Lee Santos | 7,497 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 351,430 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020
The incumbent, Chip Roy, was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Former state Senator Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary runoff.[12] Tom Wakely was nominated by the Green Party caucus. The state Supreme Court allowed his inclusion after Wendy Davis tried unsuccessfully to have him removed from the ballot.[13] Perennial candidate Arthur DiBianca was the Libertarian nominee;[14] a last-minute lawsuit by Republicans to block DiBianca and 43 other Libertarian Party candidates from the ballot failed.[15][16]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wendy Davis | 84,593 | 86.3 | |
| Democratic | Jennie Lou Leeder | 13,485 | 13.7 | |
| Total votes | 98,078 | 100.0 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chip Roy (incumbent) | 235,740 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Davis | 205,780 | 45.3 | |
| Libertarian | Arthur DiBlanca | 8,666 | 1.9 | |
Green
|
Tom Wakely | 3,564 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 453,750 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chip Roy (incumbent) | 207,426 | 62.8 | |
| Democratic | Claudia Zapata | 122,655 | 37.1 | |
| Total votes | 330,081 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Austin American-Statesman accessed 4 August 2006; link broken 18 October 2006
- ^ "Texas' 21st Congressional District elections, 2012". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Dixon, Darius (November 2, 2017). "Lamar Smith won't seek reelection to House". Politico. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Alberta, Tim (October 23, 2018). "Meet the Next Ted Cruz". Politico.
- ^ Price, Asher (May 23, 2018). "Joseph Kopser to face Chip Roy in 21st Congressional District matchup". Statesman. USA Today Network.
- ^ "Who's on the Texas primary ballots in 2018?". apps.texastribune.org. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Important 2018 Election dates". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Primary Runoff Election Results: 21st House District". The New York Times. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "The latest fundraising ahead of the next huge primary night". Politico. June 12, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Texas court allows Green Party candidates on the ballot , Express News, Gilbert Garcia, August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Arthur DiBianca, Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 28, 2020,
- ^ Sami Sparber, Texas Supreme Court rejects Republicans' attempt to remove 44 Libertarians from the November ballot, Texas Tribune (September 5, 2020).
- ^ In re Texas House Republican Caucus PAC, 630 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. 2020).
- ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- 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