Texas's 38th congressional district
| Texas's 38th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Population (2023) | 796,788[1] |
| Median household income | $96,760[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[2] |
Texas's 38th congressional district is a
and a portion of the city of Houston are also located within the district.The district was created in the redistricting after the 2020 census, where Texas gained two seats in the House. The district was first contested in the 2022 House elections, sending a member to the 118th United States Congress.[4][3]
History
The district was created as a result of the 2022 redistricting to account for rapid growth in
districts during the first two decades of the 21st century), while otherwise maintaining their largely Republican leans as the area became increasingly suburbanized.The district's first incumbent is Republican Wesley Hunt, an African-American Republican, former Army officer and West Point and Cornell University graduate who narrowly lost in the 7th District to one-term Democratic incumbent Lizzie Fletcher in 2020, the latter having defeated longtime Republican incumbent John Culberson in the same district two years prior; Hunt conceded the race the day after the election. Having initially being pegged for a rematch against Fletcher in 2022, Hunt wound up running in the new 38th District that was reportedly designed to elect him in redistricting talks (and which as aforementioned takes much of the historical west Houston base of the old 7th. Hunt easily won the 2022 Republican primary over nine other candidates with over 50 percent of the vote, and easily defeated former Spring Branch ISD superintendent Duncan Klussmann in the general election, becoming the first Black Republican to represent the Houston area in Congress since Reconstruction.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 70% - 30% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 72% - 28% |
| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 78% - 22% |
| Governor | Abbott 73% - 27% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 61% - 34% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 60% - 39% |
| Governor | Abbott 65% - 33% | |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 60% - 38% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 59% - 38% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 58% - 40% |
| Senate | Cornyn 61% - 37% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 61% - 38% |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 59% - 38% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 59% - 38% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 64% - 34% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 59% - 39% |
| Senate | Cruz 57% - 41% |
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[6]
Harris County (9)
- Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, Houston (part; also 2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 36th; shared with Fort Bend and Montgomery counties), Hunters Creek Village, Jersey Village, Piney Point Village (part; also 7th), Spring Valley Village, Tomball
List of members representing the district
| Representative (Residence) |
Party | Cong ress |
Years | Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 2023 | |||||
 Wesley Hunt (Houston) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th 119th |
Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
2023–present Parts of Harris |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Hunt | 163,597 | 62.9 | ||
| Democratic | Duncan Klussmann | 92,302 | 35.5 | ||
| Independent | Joel Dejean | 3,970 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | 259,869 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Hunt (incumbent) | 214,076 | 62.9 | ||
| Democratic | Melissa McDonough | 126,408 | 37.1 | ||
| Total votes | 340,484 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
- Texas's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
References
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::1c2c1e0d-2fd1-43a8-a039-73e7023124d1
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX38.pdf
- ^ "Texas Elections Results - U.S. House - District 38 General". Daily Kos. Associated Press. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.