Texas's 11th congressional district
Texas's 11th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the midwestern portion of the state of Texas. The current Representative from the 11th district is Mike Conaway.
| Texas's 11th congressional district | |||
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.tif.png) Texas's 11th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2016) | 759,136[2] | ||
| Median income | $55,237[3] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+32[4] | ||
Texas has had at least 11 districts since 1883. Major cities in the district are Andrews, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Granbury, and Brownwood.
From 1903-2005 the district was based in central Texas and contained Waco.
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Term | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1883 | ||||
 Samuel W. T. Lanham |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893 |
48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Retired.[5] | |
 William H. Crain |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – February 10, 1896 |
53rd 54th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Died. | |
| Vacant | February 10, 1896 – April 7, 1896 |
54th | |||
 Rudolph Kleberg |
Democratic | April 7, 1896 – March 3, 1903 |
54th 55th 56th 57th |
Elected to finish Crain's term. Re-elected in 1896 Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired. | |
 Robert L. Henry |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
 Tom Connally |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1929 |
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th |
Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
| Oliver H. Cross | Democratic | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 |
71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired. | |
 William R. Poage |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
First elelected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-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. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired and then resigned. | |
| Vacant | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 |
95th | |||
 Marvin Leath |
Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired. | |
 Chet Edwards |
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005 |
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
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. Redistricted to the 17th district. | |
2003-2013 | |||||
 Mike Conaway |
Republican | January 3, 2005 – Present |
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
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. Re-elected in 2018. | |
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Recent election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Mike Conaway | 177,291 | 76.8% | +29.7% | |
| Democratic | Wayne Raasch | 50,339 | 21.8% | -29.8% | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Blunt | 3,347 | 1.4% | +0.1% | |
| Majority | 126,952 | 55.0% | |||
| Turnout | 230,977 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +29.7% | |||
Historical district boundaries
References
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=11
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=11
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- United States Congress. "LANHAM, Samuel Willis Tucker (id: L000078)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 17, 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
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