Texas's 10th congressional district

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Texas's 10th congressional district
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Texas's 10th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 77.46% urban [1]
  • 22.54% rural
Population (2023)817,807 [2]
Median household
income
$79,330 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+13 [3]

Texas's 10th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives stretches from the northwestern portion of the Greater Houston region to the Greater Austin region. It includes Houston suburbs such as Katy, Cypress, Tomball, and Prairie View, cities in east-central Texas including Brenham and Columbus, and northern Austin and some suburbs including Pflugerville, Bastrop, Manor, and Elgin. The current representative is Michael McCaul.

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For most of the time from 1903 to 2005, the 10th was centered on Austin. It originally included large portions of the Texas Hill Country. Future President Lyndon B. Johnson represented this district from 1937 to 1949. During the second half of the 20th century, Austin's dramatic growth resulted in the district becoming more compact over the years. By the 1990s, it was reduced to little more than Austin itself and surrounding suburbs in Travis County.

However, in a mid-decade redistricting conducted in 2003, the 10th was dramatically altered. It lost much of the southern portion of its territory. To make up for the loss in population, it was extended all the way to the outer fringes of Houston, making the new district heavily Republican. Five-term Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett was forced to transfer to another district. McCaul won the open seat in 2004, and has held it ever since.

List of members representing the district

MembersPartyTermCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established March 4, 1883
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John Hancock
(Austin)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882
Retired.
Bandera, Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Coleman, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, McCulloch, Runnels, San Saba, Travis, Uvalde, and Williamson Counties. [4]
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Joseph D. Sayers
(Bastrop)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893
49th
50th
51st
52nd
Elected in 1884
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 9th district .
Texas Hill Country
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Walter Gresham
(Galveston)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.
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Miles Crowley
(Galveston)
Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
54th Elected in 1894.
Retired.
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Robert B. Hawley
(Galveston)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.
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George F. Burgess
(Gonzales)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903
57th
Elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 9th district .
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Albert S. Burleson
(Austin)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 6, 1913
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Resigned to become U.S. Postmaster General.
VacantMarch 6, 1913 –
April 15, 1913
63rd
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James P. Buchanan
(Brenham)
Democratic April 15, 1913 –
February 22, 1937
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
Elected to finish Burleson's term.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936
Died.
VacantFebruary 22, 1937 –
April 10, 1937
75th
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Lyndon B. Johnson
(Johnson City)
Democratic April 10, 1937 –
January 3, 1949
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
Elected to finish Buchanan's term.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Homer Thornberry

(Austin)

Democratic January 3, 1949 –
December 20, 1963
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
VacantDecember 20, 1963 –
December 21, 1963
88th
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J. J. Pickle
(Austin)
Democratic December 21, 1963 –
January 3, 1995
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
Elected to finish Thornberry's term.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-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.
Retired.
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Lloyd Doggett
(Austin)
Democratic January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2005
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Redistricted to the 25th district .
1995–2005:
Travis County, TX: Austin and surrounding suburbs
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Michael McCaul
(Austin)
Republican January 3, 2005 –
present
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
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.
Re-elected in 2022.
2005–2013
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2013–2023
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Austin, Bastrop (part), Colorado, Fayette, Harris (part), Lee (part), Travis (part), Waller, Washington [5]
2023–present
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Recent election results

2004

Due to the 2003 mid-decade redistricting plan, the 10th's boundaries were gerrymandered forcing Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett to redistrict to the 25th district. Attorney Michael McCaul won the Republican nomination and ran without any major-party opposition.

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas District 10
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Michael McCaul 182,113 78.6 +78.6
Libertarian Robert Fritsche 35,56915.4−0.3
Write-In Lorenzo Sadun 13,9616.0+6.0
Majority146,54463.3
Turnout 231,643
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +81.5

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas District 10
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 97,618 55.32 −23.29
Democratic Ted Ankrum 71,23240.37+40.37
Libertarian Michael Badnarik 7,6034.31−11.04
Majority26,68614.95
Turnout 176,453
Republican hold Swing -48.31

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas District 10
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 179,493 53.9
Democratic Larry Joe Doherty 143,71943.1
Libertarian Matt Finkel9,8712.96
Republican hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas District 10 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 144,980 64.67
Democratic Ted Ankrum74,08633.05
Libertarian Jeremiah "JP" Perkins5,1052.28
Total votes224,171 100.00
Republican hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas District 10 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 159,783 60.52
Democratic Tawana Walter-Cadien95,71036.25
Libertarian Richard Priest8,5263.23
Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas's 10th district [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 109,726 62.2
Democratic Tawana Walter-Cadien60,24334.1
Libertarian Bill Kelsey6,4913.7
Total votes176,460 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas's 10th district [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 179,221 57.3
Democratic Tawana W. Cadien120,17038.5
Libertarian Bill Kelsey13,2094.2
Total votes312,600 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Incumbent Michael McCaul faced Assistant Attorney of Austin Mike Siegel in the 2018 general election, winning by 4.3 percent of the vote. This is the closest contest McCaul has faced. [9] The outcome was notable in a district that political experts rated as "Heavily Republican." [10] [11]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas's 10th district [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 157,166 51.1
Democratic Mike Siegel144,03446.8
Libertarian Mike Ryan6,6272.1
Total votes307,827 100.0
Republican hold

2020

In the November 3, 2020 general election, incumbent Michael McCaul again defeated Austin Assistant Attorney Mike Siegel.

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (Incumbent) 217,216 52.5
Democratic Mike Siegel187,68645.3
Libertarian Roy Eriksen8,9922.2
Total votes413,894 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 159,469 63.30
Democratic Linda Nuno86,40434.30
Libertarian Bill Kelsey6,0642.41
Total votes251,937 100.0
Republican hold

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