Texas's 2nd congressional district

Texas's 2nd congressional district
Texas's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Ted Poe (R–Humble)
Distribution
  • 98.11[1]% urban
  • 1.89% rural
Population (2016) 779,662[2]
Median income $72,711
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+11[3]

Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. It encompasses much of northern and western Houston.

From 2002-2012 it stretched from Houston's northern suburbs through eastern Harris County, and across Southeast Texas to the Louisiana border. As of the 2000 census, District 2 represented 651,619 people. The district's configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting, when most of the old 9th District was split among three neighboring districts. The remaining territory was gerrymandered to be made somewhat more Republican than its predecessor, with the addition of several strongly conservative suburban areas near Houston. The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th District, Nick Lampson, was unseated by Republican Ted Poe, a longtime felony court judge in Harris County.

2012 redistricting

The 2012 redistricting process radically changed the district. Beaumont, which had been part of the 2nd and its predecessors for over a century, was removed along with all of Jefferson County. All of Liberty County was removed as well, putting the district entirely within Harris County. The district now includes Kingwood, Humble, and Atascocita in northeastern Harris County, then loops around northern and western Houston before moving toward the center of the city roughly following Interstate 10. The district will pass through Memorial Park, before turning south and capturing the strongly Democratic Montrose, Rice University, and parts of Braeswood.[4]

Recent election results from presidential races

Year Results
2000 Bush 63 - 37%
2004 Bush 63 - 36%
2008 McCain 60 - 40%
2012 Romney 63 - 37%
2016 Trump 52 - 43%

List of representatives

The district was formed in 1846, after Texas joined the Union.

Name Party Years Electoral history Counties represented[5]
District created December 29, 1845
Vacant December 29, 1845 –
March 30, 1846

Timothy Pilsbury		 Democratic March 30, 1846 –
March 3, 1849		 First elected in 1846.
Re-elected November 2, 1846.
Lost re-election.		 Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio

Volney E. Howard		 Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853		 First elected late August 6, 1849.
Re-elected late August 4, 1851.
Lost re-election.		 El Paso, Presidio, Bexar, Mclennan, Navarro, Tarrant, Ellis, Bell, Freestone, Limestone, Falls, Travis, Gillespie, Leon, Robertson, Milam, Williamson, Hays, Comal, Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Burleson, Brazos, Grimes, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Harris, Austin, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado, Fayette, Gonzales, De Witt, Lavaca, Jackson, Calhoun, Victoria, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Webb, Starr, Cameron

Peter H. Bell		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857		 First elected late August 1, 1853.
Re-elected late August 6, 1855.
Lost re-election.

Guy M. Bryan		 Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859		 Elected late August 3, 1857.
Retired.

Andrew J. Hamilton		 Independent Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861		 Elected late August 1, 1859.
Retired.		 Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio
American Civil War/Reconstruction March 3, 1861 –
March 31, 1870

John C. Conner		 Democratic March 31, 1870 –
March 3, 1873		 Elected to finish vacant term.
Re-elected late October 6, 1871.
Retired because of failing health.		 [Data unknown/missing.]

William P. McLean		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Elected in 1872.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

David B. Culberson		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881		 First elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878		 Fannin, Lamar, Delta, Red River, Bowie, Hunt, Rains, Hopkins, Titus, Cass, Wood, Upshur, Marion, Van Zandt, Gregg, Harrison
March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883		 Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 4th district		 Henderson, Anderson, Freestone, Cherokee, Robertson, Leon, Houston, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine

John H. Reagan		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 4, 1887		 Redistricted from the 1st district
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886, but resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate
Vacant March 4, 1887 –
November 4, 1887

William H. Martin		 Democratic November 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		 First elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[Data unknown/missing.]

John Benjamin Long		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 Elected in 1890.
[Data unknown/missing.]

Samuel B. Cooper		 Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1905		 First elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost re-election		 Harrison, Panola, Shelby, Anderson, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Houston, San Augustine, Sabine, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, San Jacinto, Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Jefferson

Moses L. Broocks		 Democratic March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907		 Elected in 1904.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Samuel B. Cooper		 Democratic March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909		 Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Martin Dies, Sr.		 Democratic March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1919		 Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

John C. Box		 Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931		 Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Martin Dies, Jr.		 Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1945		 First elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired due to pressure from Communists		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Jesse M. Combs		 Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953		 First elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Jack Brooks		 Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1967		 First 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.
Redistricted to the 9th district
 [Data unknown/missing.]

John V. Dowdy		 Democratic January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973		 First elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted from the 7th district
 [Data unknown/missing.]

Charles Wilson		 Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1997		 First elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Jim Turner		 Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2005		 First elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
[Data unknown/missing.]		 [Data unknown/missing.]

Ted Poe		 Republican January 3, 2005 –
present		 First elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
 [Data unknown/missing.]

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Ted Poe 139,951 55.5 +17.3
Democratic Nick Lampson 108,156 42.9 -17.9
Libertarian Sandra Saulsbury 3,931 1.6 +0.6
Majority 31,795 12.6
Turnout 252,038
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +17.6


See also

References

  1. ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
  2. ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "DistrictViewer - Texas Legislative Council". gis1.tlc.state.tx.us.
  5. ↑ "Texas Redistricting". www.tlc.texas.gov.
  • 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

Coordinates: 30°02′51″N 95°10′42″W / 30.04750°N 95.17833°W / 30.04750; -95.17833

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