Texas's 8th congressional district
Texas's 8th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 827,950[2] | ||
Median household income | $83,466[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+16[3] |
Texas's 8th congressional district of the
District history
Texas received an eighth congressional district through reapportionment in 1881 as a result of population growth reflected in the 1880 census and in 1883,
In 1958, part of southern Harris County became the 22nd district. The 8th and 22nd districts were separated by a boundary consisting roughly of what is now U.S. 290, the western and southern portions of Loop 610, and the portion of Buffalo Bayou east of downtown Houston including the Houston Ship Channel. Everything north of this boundary remained in the 8th.
The district was redrawn mid-decade in 1966 after the Supreme Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders two years earlier that congressional district populations had to be equal or close to equal in population. As a result, Houston was split between the 7th, 8th, 9th and 22nd districts. For the next 17 years, the 8th was anchored by northern Houston.
By the 1970s, the 8th district was beginning to move away from its traditional Democratic roots, and in 1980 it elected a Republican congressman, Jack Fields, over liberal seven-term incumbent Bob Eckhardt. After the 1980 census, the 8th district was pushed further north to include conservative areas of northern Harris County (such as Fields' home in Humble) as well as the wealthier portions of Montgomery County, The 8th district's borders changed drastically in the 1990s round of redistricting, which was orchestrated by the Democratic-controlled state legislature as well as then-Congressman Martin Frost, the senior Democrat in the congressional delegation. The new 8th district was designed to pack in as many Republicans as possible and was described by some critics as the "dumbbell district" because of its strange shape. The western half of the district contained parts of Waller, Austin, and Washington counties, as well as much of Brazos County, which is home to the conservative bastion Texas A&M University. The eastern half of the district took in nearly all of now-heavily Republican Montgomery County, as well as Republican areas in northern Harris County. The two halves were joined together by a narrow tendril in Waller County. Fields continued to represent the district until his retirement in 1996, when he was succeeded by fellow Republican Kevin Brady.
The 8th district was made somewhat more compact after the 2000 census, taking in nearly all of Montgomery County and most of northern Harris County. However, it changed dramatically during the
Due to redistricting in 2012, Texas's 8th district lost its entire eastern half, with Orange, Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Hardin, Polk, and Liberty counties being removed from the district. Counties added include all of Trinity, Houston, Grimes, Madison, and the southern half of Leon County.[4]
in 2022, Kevin Brady, who eventually rose to become Chairman of the influential
On March 1, 2022 the Texas Republican primary was held. Morgan Luttrell won the primary with 52.2% of the vote against 11 different challengers. Christian Collins held 2nd at 22.2% and Jonathan Hullihan in 3rd with 12.6%. Luttrell defeated Democrat nominee Laura Jones on November 8, 2022.[5]
List of members representing the district
District borders are periodically redrawn and some district residences may no longer be in the 8th district.
Member | Party | Term | Cong ess |
Electoral history | |
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District established March 4, 1883 | |||||
James Francis Miller (Gonzales) |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Re-elected in 1884 .Renominated but retired. | |
Littleton W. Moore (La Grange) |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
50th 51st 52nd |
Re-elected in 1890. ]
[data missing | |
Charles K. Bell (Fort Worth) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Re-elected in 1894. ]
[data missing | |
Samuel W.T. Lanham )
(Weatherford |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – January 15, 1903 |
55th 56th 57th |
Re-elected in 1900. .
Resigned to become Governor of Texas | |
Vacant | January 15, 1903 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | |||
Thomas Henry Ball )
(Huntsville |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – November 16, 1903 |
58th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1902 .Resigned. | |
Vacant | November 16, 1903 – November 17, 1903 |
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John M. Pinckney (Hempstead) |
Democratic | November 17, 1903 – April 24, 1905 |
58th 59th |
Re-elected in 1904 .Assassinated. | |
Vacant | April 24, 1905 – June 6, 1905 |
59th | |||
John M. Moore (Richmond) |
Democratic | June 6, 1905 – March 3, 1913 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Re-elected in 1910. ]
[data missing | |
Joe H. Eagle (Houston) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Re-elected in 1918. ]
[data missing | |
Daniel E. Garrett (Houston) |
Democratic | March 4, 1921 – December 13, 1932 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1932 .Died. | |
Vacant | December 13, 1932 – January 28, 1933 |
72nd | |||
Joe H. Eagle (Houston) |
Democratic | January 28, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
72nd 73rd 74th |
Re-elected in 1934. ]
[data missing | |
Albert Thomas (Houston) |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – February 15, 1966 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th |
Re-elected in 1964 .Died. | |
Vacant | February 15, 1966 – March 26, 1966 |
89th | |||
Lera Millard Thomas (Houston) |
Democratic | March 26, 1966 – January 3, 1967 |
Elected to finish her husband's term .Retired. | ||
Bob Eckhardt (Houston) |
Democratic | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1981 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
. Lost re-election. | |
Jack Fields (Humble) |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. | |
Kevin Brady (The Woodlands) |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2023 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 2nd district and retired. | |
Morgan Luttrell (Magnolia) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. |
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Bush 76 – 22% |
2004 | President | Bush 72 – 28% |
2008 | President | McCain 74 – 26% |
2012 | President | Romney 77 – 22% |
2016 | President | Trump 72 – 24% |
2020 | President | Trump 71 – 28% |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Morgan Luttrell | 152,797 | 68.09 | |
Democratic | Laura Jones | 68,485 | 30.52 | |
Libertarian | Roy Eriksen | 3,116 | 1.39 | |
Total votes | 224,398 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 277,327 | 72.5 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Hernandez | 97,409 | 25.5 | |
Libertarian | Chris Duncan | 7,735 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 382,471 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 200,619 | 73.44 | -26.56 | |
Democratic | Steven David | 67,930 | 24.87 | +24.87 | |
Libertarian | Chris Duncan | 4,621 | 1.69 | +1.69 | |
Majority | 132,689 | 48.57 | -51.43 | ||
Turnout | 273,170 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 236,379 | 100.00 | +10.68 | |
Majority | 236,379 | 100.00 | +21.36 | ||
Turnout | 236,379 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 125,066 | 89.32 | +12.03 | |
Democratic | Ken Petty | 14,947 | 10.68 | -9.65 | |
Majority | 110,119 | 78.64 | +21.68 | ||
Turnout | 140,013 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 194,043 | 77.29 | -2.98 | |
Democratic | Neil Burns | 51,051 | 20.33 | +3.08 | |
Libertarian | Roy Hall | 5,958 | 2.37 | -0.11 | |
Majority | 142,992 | 56.96 | -6.06 | ||
Turnout | 251,052 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 161,257 | 80.27 | +7.71 | |
Democratic
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Kent Hargett | 36,566 | 17.25 | -7.53 | |
Libertarian
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Bruce West | 4,988 | 2.48 | -0.17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 207,128 | 72.56 | +5.3 | |
Democratic
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Kent Hargett | 70,758 | 24.78 | -7.9 | |
Libertarian
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Brian Stevens | 7,565 | 2.65 | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 105,665 | 67.27 | -1.63 | |
Democratic
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James "Jim" Wright | 51,393 | 32.72 | +3.02 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican
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Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 179,599 | 68.9 | -24.2 | |
Democratic
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James Wright | 77,324 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
Libertarian
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Paul Hansen | 3,705 | 1.4 | -5.4 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the originalon April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "DistrictViewer - Texas Legislative Council". Gis1.tlc.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Texas' 8th Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8, Texas Secretary of State, November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.