Texas's 20th congressional district

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Texas's 20th congressional district
Texas US Congressional District 20 (since 2021).tif
Texas's 20th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 99.62% urban [1]
  • 0.38% rural
Population (2023)768,443 [2]
Median household
income
$60,325 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+15 [3]

Texas's 20th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the western half of San Antonio and Bexar County in Texas. The district is heavily Latino/Hispanic (predominantly of Mexican descent), as is the surrounding area. Charlie Gonzalez, who represented the district from 1999 to 2013 after succeeding his father, Henry B. González, did not seek re-election in the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections. State representative Joaquin Castro, the Democratic nominee to replace Gonzalez, defeated David Rosa, the Republican nominee, in the race for Texas's 20th district on November 6, 2012. His term began on January 3, 2013.

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The 20th district is heavily Democratic. It has never sent a Republican to Congress, and has not supported a Republican for president since 1956. In 1972, this was one of two congressional districts in the state of Texas to vote for George McGovern (the other being the 18th district in Houston). In 1984, this district gave Walter Mondale 59% of its vote.

Election results from presidential races

YearOfficeResult
2000 President Gore 56 - 43%
2004 President Kerry 55 - 45%
2008 President Obama 58 - 41%
2012 President Obama 59 - 40%
2016 President Clinton 61 - 34%
2020 President Biden 64 - 35%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established January 3, 1935
Maury Maverick.jpg
Maury Maverick
(San Antonio)
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939
74th
75th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost renomination.
Paul J. Kilday.jpg
Paul J. Kilday
(San Antonio)
Democratic January 3, 1939 –
September 24, 1961
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Resigned to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
VacantSeptember 24, 1961 –
November 4, 1961
87th
Henry B Gonzalez.jpg
Henry B. González
(San Antonio)
Democratic November 4, 1961 –
January 3, 1999
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
Elected to finish Kilday's term.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
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.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Retired.
Charlie A. Gonzalez, official portrait.jpg
Charlie Gonzalez
(San Antonio)
Democratic January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2013
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
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.
Retired.
Joaquin Castro, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Joaquin Castro
(San Antonio)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Selected recent election results

2006 election

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2006: Texas District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Charlie Gonzalez (incumbent)112,48065.5%−34.5%
Republican Roger Scott54,97632.0%+32.0%
Libertarian Jessie Bouley2,3771.4%+1.4%
Independent Michael Idrogo1,9711.1%+1.1%
Majority57,50433.5%
Turnout 171,804
Democratic hold Swing -33.3%

2012 election

Democratic challenger Joaquin Castro defeated Republican challenger David Rosa in the race for Texas's 20th district on November 6, 2012. [4] Prior to being elected, Castro served as a state representative of the Texas House from the state's 125th District.

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012: Texas District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joaquin Castro 118,719 64.00%
Republican David Rosa62,04133.44%
Libertarian A.E. Potts3,1171.68%
Green Antonio Diaz1,6210.87%
Total votes185,498 100.00%

2014 election

Democratic incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Libertarian challenger Jeffrey Blunt in the race for Texas's 20th district on November 4, 2014. [5]

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014: Texas District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joaquin Castro (incumbent) 66,554 75.7%
Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt21,41024.3%
Total votes87,964 100.0%

2016 election

Democratic incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Libertarian challenger Jeffrey Blunt and Green Party challenger Paul Pipkin in the race for Texas's 20th district on November 8, 2016.

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2016: Texas District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joaquin Castro (incumbent) 149,522 80%
Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt29,02315%
Green Paul Pipkin8,9695%

2018 election

Democratic incumbent Joaquin Castro defeated Libertarian challenger Jeffrey Blunt in the race for Texas's 20th district on November 6, 2018

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2018: Texas District 20 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joaquin Castro (incumbent) 139,038 80%
Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt32,92519%

2020 election

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2020: Texas District 20 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joaquín Castro (incumbent) 175,078 64.7
Republican Mauro Garza89,62833.1
Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt6,0172.2

2022 election

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: Texas District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joaquin Castro (incumbent) 115,352 68.4
Republican Kyle Sinclair53,22631.5
Write-in Adam Jonasz210.01

Historical district boundaries

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2007–2013
2013-2023 Texas US Congressional District 20 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

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