Texas's 13th congressional district

Texas's 13th congressional district
Current Representative		Mac Thornberry (R–Clarendon)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$33,501
Ethnicity	81.0% White, 5.8% Black, 1.1% Asian, 17.6% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI	R+29

Texas District 13 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional District that includes the northwesternmost portion of the state of Texas. The current Representative is Mac Thornberry.

This district, however, has not always been strongly Republican. As late as 1976, Jimmy Carter won 33 of the 44 counties in this district, getting 60-70% in many of them.

The district from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	District Residence	Note
District created		March 4, 1893
Jeremiah V. Cockrell	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
John H. Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1917
John M. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919		Redistricted to the 18th district
Lucian W. Parrish	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 27, 1922		Died
Vacant		March 27, 1922 – May 22, 1922
Guinn Williams	Democratic	May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933
William D. McFarlane	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Ed Gossett	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1951		Resigned
Vacant		July 31, 1951 – September 8, 1951
Frank N. Ikard	Democratic	September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961		Resigned
Vacant		December 15, 1961 – January 27, 1962
Graham B. Purcell, Jr.	Democratic	January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973
Bob Price	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975		Redistricted from the 18th district
Jack Hightower	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985
Beau Boulter	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989
Bill Sarpalius	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Mac Thornberry	Republican	January 3, 1995 – Present		Incumbent

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry	189,448	92.3	+13.0
	Libertarian	M.J. Smith	15,793	7.7	+7.7
Majority			173,655	84.6
Turnout			205,241
	Republican hold		Swing	+16.8

References

• 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