Texas's 9th congressional district

Texas's 9th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the southwestern portion of the Greater Houston area in Texas. The current Representative for the district, since 2005, is Democrat Al Green.

Texas's 9th congressional district
Texas's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Al Green D–Houston
Distribution	99.97% urban[1] 0.03% rural
Population (2019)	769,335[2]
Median household income	$49,147[3]
Ethnicity	38.8% Hispanic 37.12% Black 12.66% Asian 11.24% White 0.18% Native American
Cook PVI	D+29[4]

From 1967 to 2005, the 9th covered an area stretching from Galveston through Houston to Beaumont. Much of that area is now the 2nd district. Most of the area now in the 9th was in the 25th district from 1983 to 2005.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ess	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1883
Roger Q. Mills	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 23, 1892	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd	Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant		March 23, 1892 – June 14, 1892	52nd
Edwin Le Roy Antony	Democratic	June 14, 1892 – March 3, 1893		Elected to finish Mills's term. [data unknown/missing]
Joseph D. Sayers	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – January 16, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Redistricted from the 10th district. Resigned when elected Governor of Texas.
Vacant		January 16, 1899 – March 3, 1899	55th
Albert S. Burleson	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 10th district.
George F. Burgess	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th	Redistricted from the 10th district. [data unknown/missing]
Joseph J. Mansfield	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – July 12, 1947	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		July 12, 1947 – August 23, 1947	80th
Clark W. Thompson	Democratic	August 23, 1947 – December 30, 1966	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected to finish Mansfield's term. Resigned.
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967	89th
Jack Brooks	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1995	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Redistricted from the 2nd district. [data unknown/missing]
Steve Stockman	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	[data unknown/missing]
Nick Lampson	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005	105th 106th 107th 108th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
Al Green	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – present	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2004.

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	114,462	72.2	+13.6
	Republican	Arlette Molina	42,132	26.6	-13.7
	Libertarian	Stacey Bourland	1,972	1.2	+0.2
Majority			72,330	45.6
Turnout			158,566
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.7

US House election, 2006: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	60,253	100	+27.8
Majority			60,253	100
Turnout			60,253
	Democratic hold		Swing	+54.4

US House election, 2008: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	143,868	93.65	-6.35
	Libertarian	Brad Walters	9,760	6.35	+6.35
Majority			134,108	87.30	-12.70
Turnout			153,628
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2010: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	80,107	75.74	-17.91
	Republican	Steve Mueller	24,201	22.88	+22.88
	Libertarian	Michael W. Hope	1,459	1.38	-4.97
Majority			55,906	52.86	-34.44
Turnout			105,767
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2012: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	144,075	78.49	+2.75
	Republican	Steve Mueller	36,139	19.69	-3.19
	Green	Vanessa Foster	1,743	0.95	+0.95
	Libertarian	John Wieder	1,609	0.88	-0.50
Majority			107,936	58.80	+5.94
Turnout			183,566
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2014: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	78,109	90.82	+12.33
	Libertarian	Johnny Johnson	7,894	9.18	+8.30
Majority			70,215	81.64	+22.84
Turnout			86,003
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2016: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	152,032	80.64	-10.18
	Republican	Jeff Martin	36,491	19.36	+19.36
Majority			115,541	61.28	-20.36
Turnout			188,523
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2018: Texas District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	136,256	89.06	+8.42
	Libertarian	Phil Kurtz	5,940	3.88	+3.88
	Independent	Benjamin Hernandez	5,774	3.77	+3.77
	Independent	Kesha Rogers	5,031	3.29	+3.29
Majority			130,316	85.18	+23.90
Turnout			153,001
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2020: Texas District 9[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	172,938	75.5
	Republican	Johnny Teague	49,575	21.6
	Libertarian	Joe Sosa	6,594	2.9
Total votes			229,107	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

From 1967 to 2005 the district included the Johnson Space Center, and from 1935 to 2005 it took in Galveston.

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=09
3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=09
4. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
5. "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

• 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