Texas's 21st congressional district

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Texas's 21st congressional district
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Texas's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 78.15% urban [1]
  • 21.85% rural
Population (2023)839,290 [2]
Median household
income		$90,518 [2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+13 [3]

Texas's 21st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas. Towns entirely or partially in this district include Boerne, Fredericksburg, Ingram, Kerrville, Kyle, New Braunfels, and San Marcos. The current Representative from the 21st district is Chip Roy.

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Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [4]
2008 President McCain 65% - 35%
2012 President Romney 69% - 31%
2014 Senate Cornyn 74% - 26%
Governor Abbott 69% - 31%
2016 President Trump 61% - 33%
2018 Senate Cruz 60% - 39%
Governor Abbott 65% - 33%
Lt. Governor Patrick 60% - 37%
Attorney General Paxton 59% - 38%
2020 President Trump 59% - 39%
Senate Cornyn 62% - 36%
2022 Governor Abbott 61% - 38%
Lt. Governor Patrick 60% - 37%
Attorney General Paxton 59% - 38%
Comptroller of Public Accounts Hegar 63% - 34%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress		Electoral history
District established January 3, 1935
Charles L. South
(Coleman)		 Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943		 74th
75th
76th
77th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
[ data missing ]
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O. C. Fisher
(San Angelo)		 Democratic January 3, 1943 –
December 31, 1974		 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd 		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.
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.
Retired.
VacantDecember 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975		 93rd
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Bob Krueger
(New Braunfels)		 Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979		 94th
95th 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Tom Loeffler
(Hunt)		 Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1987		 96th
97th
98th
99th 		Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
[ data missing ]
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Lamar Smith
(San Antonio)		 Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2019		 100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-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.
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Chip Roy
(Austin)		 Republican January 3, 2019 –
present		 116th
117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Recent election results

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lamar Smith (incumbent) 209,774 61.5% −11.4%
Democratic Rhett Smith 121,12935.5%+10.2%
Libertarian Jason Pratt10,2163.0%+1.1%
Majority88,64526.0%
Turnout 341,119
Republican hold Swing -10.8%

2006

In the case of League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry , 548 U. S. 399 (2006), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the configuration of Texas' 15th, 21st, 23rd, 25th and 28th congressional districts as drawn by the Texas Legislature violated the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. Replacement district boundaries for the 2006 election were subsequently issued for the five districts by the local federal district court, and on election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, with candidates being elected for receiving over 50 percent of the vote. Runoff elections were held in December to decide elections in which no candidate gained an absolute majority in November. [5]

In the 2006 election, Lamar Smith defeated veteran and college administrator John Courage with 60% of the vote.

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lamar Smith (incumbent) 122,486 60.1% −1.4%
Democratic John Courage49,95724.51%−10.99%
Democratic Gene Kelly18,3559%
Independent Tommy Ray Calvert Jr5,2802.59%
Libertarian James Arthur Strohm4,0762.0%−1.0%
Independent James Lyle Peterson2,1891.07%
Independent Mark J. Rossano1,4390.7%
Majority
Turnout 203,782
Republican hold Swing

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lamar Smith (incumbent) 243,471 79.99% +19.89%
Libertarian James Arthur Strohm60,87920%+18%
Majority182,592
Turnout 304,350
Republican hold Swing

2010

In the 2010 election, Lamar Smith defeated Lainey Melnick with 68.9 percent of the vote. Melnick, an Austin real estate broker, officially filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on June 23, 2009 to become a candidate.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lamar Smith (incumbent) 169,924 68.9 −11.09%
Democratic Lainey Melnick 65,83427.9+3.39%
Libertarian James Arthur Strohm7,6873.3−16.7%
Majority96929
Turnout 236,284
Republican hold Swing

2012

Incumbent Lamar Smith faced five challengers in the 2012 general election on November 6, 2012: Candace Duval (Dem), John-Henry Liberty (Lib), Fidel Castillo (Grn), Bill Stout (Grn), and Carlos Pena (Ind). [6]

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Smith (Incumbent) 187,015 60.5
Democratic Candace E. Duval109,32635.4
Libertarian John-Henry Liberty12,5244.0
Total votes308,865 100.0
Republican hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Smith (Incumbent) 135,513 71.8
Libertarian Ryan Shields25,48313.5
Green Antonio Diaz27,78214.7
Total votes188,778 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Smith (Incumbent) 202,523 57.0
Democratic Tom Wakely129,25336.4
Libertarian Mark Loewe14,6984.1
Green Tony Diaz8,5202.4
Total votes354,994 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Lamar Smith did not run for reelection in 2018. [7]

On the Republican side, 18 candidates competed in the March 6 primary, in which no one received a majority. The first- and second-place finishers were, respectively, attorney Chip Roy, who served as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and senior advisor to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), [8] and Matt McCall, owner of a business providing human tissue for American military hospitals. Roy and McCall advanced to a May 22 runoff, which Roy won with 52.7% of the vote. [9]

On the Democratic side, four candidates ran to replace Smith: Joseph Kopser, entrepreneur and Army veteran; Derrick Crowe, activist; Elliott McFadden, executive director of Austin B-cycle; and Mary Street Wilson, pastor. [10] No one received a majority in the March 6 primary, [11] so the top two finishers, Wilson and Kopser, advanced to a runoff on May 22. Kopser flipped the primary result in the runoff against Wilson, winning the nomination with 58% of the vote. [12]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chip Roy 176,913 50.3
Democratic Joseph Kopser 167,02047.5
Libertarian Lee Santos7,4972.1
Total votes351,430 100.0
Republican hold

2020

The incumbent, Chip Roy, was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Former state Senator Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary runoff. [13] Tom Wakely was nominated by the Green Party caucus. The state Supreme Court allowed his inclusion after Wendy Davis tried unsuccessfully to have him removed from the ballot. [14] Perennial candidate Arthur DiBianca was the Libertarian nominee; [15] a last-minute lawsuit by Republicans to block DiBianca and 43 other Libertarian Party candidates from the ballot failed. [16] [17]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wendy Davis 84,593 86.3
Democratic Jennie Lou Leeder13,48513.7
Total votes98,078 100.0

General election

Texas's 21st congressional district, 2020 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chip Roy (incumbent) 235,740 52.0
Democratic Wendy Davis 205,78045.3
Libertarian Arthur DiBlanca8,6661.9
Green Tom Wakely3,5640.8
Total votes453,750 100.0
Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chip Roy (incumbent) 207,426 62.8
Democratic Claudia Zapata122,65537.1
Total votes330,081 100.0
Republican hold

2024

The incumbent, Chip Roy (R, Dripping Springs), an attorney, ran unopposed and was nominated in the March 5, 2024 Republican primary. [19] Dr. Kristin Hook (D, San Antonio), a biologist formerly employed as a biologist by US Government Accountability Office, ran unopposed and was nominated in the March 5, 2024 Democratic primary. [20] Bob King (L, New Braunfels), a retired energy finance executive and nonprofit leader, ran unopposed and was nominated at the Libertarian district convention on March 23, 2024. [21]

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chip Roy (incumbent) 263,002 61.9
Democratic Kristin Hook152,90036.0
Libertarian Bob King8,8612.1
Total votes424,763 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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2005–2007
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2007–2013
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2013–2023

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