Texas's 10th congressional district | |
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![]() Texas's 10th congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |
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Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 817,807 [2] |
Median household income | $79,330 [2] |
Ethnicity |
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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.
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.
Redistricting after the 2020 census made the district even more Republican, cutting out much of its territory closer to Houston while adding College Station, home to Texas A&M University.
Year | Office | Results [4] [5] |
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2008 | President | McCain 62% - 37% |
2012 | President | Romney 67% - 33% |
2014 | Senate | Cornyn 73% - 27% |
Governor | Abbott 69% - 31% | |
2016 | President | Trump 60% - 34% |
2018 | Senate | Cruz 58% - 41% |
Governor | Abbott 63% - 35% | |
Lt. Governor | Patrick 58% - 39% | |
Attorney General | Paxton 58% - 39% | |
2020 | President | Trump 59% - 40% |
Senate | Cornyn 60% - 37% | |
2022 | Governor | Abbott 61% - 37% |
Lt. Governor | Patrick 60% - 37% | |
Attorney General | Paxton 60% - 37% | |
Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 64% - 34% | |
2024 | President | Trump 62% - 37% |
Senate | Cruz 59% - 38% |
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: [6]
AustinCounty (8)
BastropCounty (7)
BrazosCounty (6)
BurlesonCounty (9)
ColoradoCounty (8)
FayetteCounty (8)
GrimesCounty (9)
LeeCounty (3)
MadisonCounty (2)
TravisCounty (18)
WallerCounty (7)
WashingtonCounty (2)
WilliamsonCounty (4)
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul | 182,113 | 78.6 | +78.6 | |
Libertarian | Robert Fritsche | 35,569 | 15.4 | −0.3 | |
Write-In | Lorenzo Sadun | 13,961 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 146,544 | 63.3 | |||
Turnout | 231,643 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +81.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 97,618 | 55.32 | −23.29 | |
Democratic | Ted Ankrum | 71,232 | 40.37 | +40.37 | |
Libertarian | Michael Badnarik | 7,603 | 4.31 | −11.04 | |
Majority | 26,686 | 14.95 | |||
Turnout | 176,453 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | -48.31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 179,493 | 53.9 | |
Democratic | Larry Joe Doherty | 143,719 | 43.1 | |
Libertarian | Matt Finkel | 9,871 | 2.96 | |
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 144,980 | 64.67 | |
Democratic | Ted Ankrum | 74,086 | 33.05 | |
Libertarian | Jeremiah "JP" Perkins | 5,105 | 2.28 | |
Total votes | 224,171 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 159,783 | 60.52 | |
Democratic | Tawana Walter-Cadien | 95,710 | 36.25 | |
Libertarian | Richard Priest | 8,526 | 3.23 | |
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 109,726 | 62.2 | |
Democratic | Tawana Walter-Cadien | 60,243 | 34.1 | |
Libertarian | Bill Kelsey | 6,491 | 3.7 | |
Total votes | 176,460 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 179,221 | 57.3 | |
Democratic | Tawana W. Cadien | 120,170 | 38.5 | |
Libertarian | Bill Kelsey | 13,209 | 4.2 | |
Total votes | 312,600 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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. [12] The outcome was notable in a district that political experts rated as "Heavily Republican." [13] [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 157,166 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Mike Siegel | 144,034 | 46.8 | |
Libertarian | Mike Ryan | 6,627 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 307,827 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
In the November 3, 2020 general election, incumbent Michael McCaul again defeated Austin Assistant Attorney Mike Siegel.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (Incumbent) | 217,216 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Mike Siegel | 187,686 | 45.3 | |
Libertarian | Roy Eriksen | 8,992 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 413,894 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael McCaul (incumbent) | 159,469 | 63.30 | |
Democratic | Linda Nuno | 86,404 | 34.30 | |
Libertarian | Bill Kelsey | 6,064 | 2.41 | |
Total votes | 251,937 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |