Texas's 29th congressional district

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Texas's 29th congressional district
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Texas's 29th congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
Representative
Distribution
  • 99.94% urban [1]
  • 0.06% rural
Population (2023)740,677 [2]
Median household
income		$55,202 [3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+18 [4]

Texas's 29th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from the 29th district is Democrat Sylvia Garcia.

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The Texas State Legislature established the district as a majority-Hispanic or Latino district. Democrat Gene Green, a non-Hispanic white, won the first election for the district in 1992 and held it for 13 terms. [5] In November 2017, Green announced that he would retire from Congress and would not run for re-election in 2018. Garcia won the election to succeed him.

Cities within the district

Cities wholly in the district

Cities partially in the district

Election results from presidential races

YearOfficeResult
2000 President Gore 59 - 38%
2004 President Kerry 56 - 44%
2008 President Obama 62 - 38%
2012 President Obama 66 - 33%
2016 President Clinton 71 - 25%
2020 President Biden 66 - 33%

List of members representing the district

Representative
(Residency)		PartyYearsCong
ress		Electoral historyDistrict location
District established January 3, 1993
Gene Green, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg .
Gene Green
(Houston)		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2019		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-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.
Retired.		1993–1997
[ data missing ]
1997–2003
Parts of Harris
2003–2005
Parts of Harris
2005–2013
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Parts of Harris
2013–2023
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Parts of Harris [6]
Sylvia Garcia, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg .
Sylvia Garcia
(Houston)		 Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
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Parts of Harris [7]

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent)78,25694.1−1.0
Libertarian Clifford Messina4,8685.9+1.0
Majority73,38888.3
Turnout 83,124
Democratic hold Swing -1.0
US House election, 2006: Texas District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent)37,17474%−20,1%
Republican Eric Story 12,34724%+24%
Majority24,82750%
Turnout 49,521
Democratic hold Swing
US House election, 2008: Texas District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent)79,71875%+10.4
Republican Eric Story 25,51224%−10.1%
Majority54,20651%
Turnout 105,230
Democratic hold Swing -1.0
US House election, 2010: Texas District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent)43,18564.6%−10.4%
Republican Roy Morales 22,75634.1%+10.1%
Majority20,39930.5%
Turnout 65,941
Democratic hold Swing
US House election, 2012: Texas District 29 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent)86,05390.00
Libertarian James Stanczak4,9965.23
Green Maria Selva4,5624.77
Total votes95,611 100.0
US House election, 2014: Texas District 29 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent) 41,321 79.6
Libertarian James Stanczak4,82210.4
Total votes46,143 100.0
Democratic hold
US House election, 2016: Texas District 29 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent) 95,649 72.5
Republican Julio Garza31,64624.0
Libertarian N. Ruben Perez3,2342.4
Green James Partsch-Galvan1,4531.1
Total votes131,982 100.0
Democratic hold
US House election, 2018: Texas District 29 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sylvia Garcia 88,188 75.1
Republican Phillip Aronoff28,09823.9
Libertarian Cullen Burns1,1991.0
Independent Johnathan Garza (write-in)90.0
Total votes117,494 100
Democratic hold
US House election, 2020: Texas District 29 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) 111,305 71.1
Republican Jaimy Z. Blanco42,84027.4
Libertarian Phil Kurtz2,3281.5
Total votes156,473 100.0
Democratic hold
US House election, 2022: Texas District 29 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) 71,837 71.4
Republican Robert Schafranek28,76528.5
Total votes100,602 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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2007–2013
2013-2023 Texas US Congressional District 29 (since 2013).tif
2013–2023

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "My Congressional District".
  3. ↑ "My Congressional District".
  4. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle . Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. August 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. October 17, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2012 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Texas Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2016 General Election, 11/8/2016". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Texas Election Night Results". Texas Department of State. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

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