Texas's 18th congressional district | |
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Population (2023) | 788,066 [2] |
Median household income | $59,212 [3] |
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Cook PVI | D+23 [4] |
Texas's 18th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sylvester Turner.
The district was first represented by Barbara Jordan, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, who was praised by many for her powerful presence and oratorical skills. She was also the first lesbian to serve that district. [5] [ clarification needed ] The district was represented by Sheila Jackson Lee from 1995 until her death in 2024, when the seat became vacant. Her daughter, Erica Lee Carter succeeded her for the unexpired term. Former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner would then succeed Carter.
Since the district was moved to Houston in 1972, it has voted for a Democrat in every presidential election. The district gave George McGovern 69% in 1972 and Walter Mondale 72% in 1984.
Year | Office | Results [6] |
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2008 | President | Obama 73% - 26% |
2012 | President | Obama 73% - 27% |
2014 | Senate | Alameel 70% - 30% |
Governor | Davis 73% - 27% | |
2016 | President | Clinton 74% - 22% |
2018 | Senate | O'Rourke 77% - 22% |
Governor | Valdez 71% - 27% | |
Lt. Governor | Collier 75% - 24% | |
Attorney General | Nelson 75% - 23% | |
2020 | President | Biden 74% - 25% |
Senate | Hegar 71% - 27% | |
2022 | Governor | O'Rourke 73% - 25% |
Lt. Governor | Collier 72% - 25% | |
Attorney General | Mercedes Garza 72% - 25% | |
Comptroller of Public Accounts | Dudding 70% - 27% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 148,617 | 77.32 | |
Republican | John Faulk | 39,095 | 20.34 | |
Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 4,486 | 2.33 | |
Majority | 109,522 | 56.98 | ||
Turnout | 192,295 | 82.5 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 85,108 | 70.15 | |
Republican | John Faulk | 33,067 | 27.26 | |
Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 3,118 | 2.57 | |
Independent | Charles B. Meyer (Write-in) | 28 | 0.02 | |
Majority | 52,041 | 42.89 | ||
Turnout | 125,968 | 36.73 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 146,223 | 75.01 | |
Republican | Sean Seibert | 44,015 | 22.58 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Barber | 4,694 | 2.41 | |
Majority | 102,208 | 52.43 | ||
Turnout | 194,932 | 58.79 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 76,097 | 71.78 | |
Republican | Sean Seibert | 26,249 | 24.76 | |
Green | Remington Alessi | 1,302 | 1.23 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 2,376 | 2.23 | |
Majority | 49,848 | 47.02 | ||
Turnout | 106,010 | 30.60 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 150,157 | 73.50 | |
Republican | Lori Bartley | 48,306 | 23.64 | |
Green | Thomas Kleven | 5,845 | 2.86 | |
Majority | 101,851 | 49.85 | ||
Turnout | 204,308 | 55.96 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (Incumbent) | 138,704 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Ava Reynero Pate | 38,368 | 20.8 | |
Libertarian | Luke Spencer | 4,067 | 2.2 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 3,193 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 184,332 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 180,952 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Wendell Champion | 58,033 | 23.5 | |
Libertarian | Luke Spencer | 4,514 | 1.8 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 3,396 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 246,895 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 110,511 | 70.7 | |
Republican | Carmen Maria Montiel | 40,941 | 26.2 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 2,766 | 1.7 | |
Libertarian | Phil Kurtz | 2,050 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 156,268 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
In the TV series The West Wing , Texas's 18th congressional district was represented by fictional Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos.
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