Texas's 18th congressional district
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 current Representative from the 18th district is Sheila Jackson Lee.
Texas's 18th congressional district | |||
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Texas's 18th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 827,015[2] | ||
Median household income | $48,625[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+27[4] |
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 oratory skills.[5]
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.
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
In popular culture
In the TV series The West Wing, Texas's 18th congressional district was represented by fictional Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos.
Historical district boundaries
References
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=18
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=18
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Before Things Went to Hell". This American Life.
- "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present