Texas's 10th congressional district

Texas's 10th congressional district
Texas's 10th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Michael McCaul (R–Austin)
Distribution
  • 77.46[1]% urban
  • 22.54% rural
Population (2016) 823,296[2]
Median income $73,476
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+9[3]

Texas District 10 of the United States House of Representatives is a congressional district that serves the northwestern portion of the Greater Houston region stretching to the Austin area of Texas. 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 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. On paper, the new district was 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.

List of representatives

Representative Party Term Note
District created March 4, 1883
John Hancock Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Joseph D. Sayers Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 Redistricted to the 9th district
Walter Gresham Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Miles Crowley Democratic March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Robert B. Hawley Republican March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
George F. Burgess Democratic March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 Redistricted to the 9th district
Albert S. Burleson Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 6, 1913 Redistricted from the 9th district, Resigned after being appointed Postmaster General of the US Postal Service
Vacant March 6, 1913 – April 15, 1913
James P. Buchanan Democratic April 15, 1913 – February 22, 1937 Died
Vacant February 22, 1937 – April 10, 1937
Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949 Retired to run for US Senate
Homer Thornberry Democratic January 3, 1949 – December 20, 1963 Resigned after being appointed judge of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Vacant December 20, 1963 – December 21, 1963
J. J. Pickle Democratic December 21, 1963 – January 3, 1995
Lloyd Doggett Democratic January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 Redistricted to the 25th district
Michael McCaul Republican January 3, 2005 – Present Incumbent

Election results

2004 election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

2006 election results

US House election, 2006: Texas District 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 97,726 55.28 -23.32
Democratic Ted Ankrum 71,415 40.40 +40.4
Libertarian Michael Badnarik 7,614 4.30 -1.7
Turnout 176,755 {{{percentage}}} {{{change}}}

2008 election results

US House election, 2008: Texas District 10
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 179,493 53.9
Democratic Larry Joe Doherty 143,719 43.1
Libertarian Matt Finkel 9,871 2.96

2010 election results

US House election, 2010: Texas District 10 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 144,980 64.67
Democratic Ted Ankrum 74,086 33.05
Libertarian Jeremiah "JP" Perkins 5,105 2.28

2012 election results

US House election, 2012: Texas District 10 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 159,783 60.52
Democratic Tawana Walter-Cadien 95,710 36.25
Libertarian Richard Priest 8,526 3.23

2014 election results

US House election, 2014: Texas District 10 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 109,726 62.18
Democratic Tawana Walter-Cadien 60,243 34.14
Libertarian Bill Kelsey 6,491 3.68

2016 election results

US House election, 2016: Texas District 10 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McCaul (incumbent) 179,221 57.33
Democratic Tawana W. Cadien 120,170 38.44
Libertarian Bill Kelsey 13,209 4.23

Historical district boundaries

2007–2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=10
  3. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2010 State-wide Election Results". Secretary of State, State of Texas. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "2012 State-wide Election Results". Secretary of State, State of Texas. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "2014 State-wide Election Results". Secretary of State, State of Texas. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "2016 State-wide Election Results". Secretary of State, State of Texas. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  • 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: 29°58′31″N 96°35′41″W / 29.97528°N 96.59472°W / 29.97528; -96.59472

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