Texas's 31st congressional district

"TX-31" redirects here. TX-31 may also refer to Texas State Highway 31.

Texas's 31st congressional district
Current Representative		John Carter (R–Round Rock)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$43,381
Ethnicity	73.2% White, 13.3% Black, 2.2% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+14

Texas District 31 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip of central Texas from north Austin up to Stephenville. The district includes most of the fast-growing northern suburbs of Austin, the Williamson County part of Austin, as well as the Fort Hood military base. Billy Engle Jr is running against him as the Write in Candidate on Paper Ballot in the Primary Election on March 6, 2012.

The current representative from the district is John Carter.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 2003
John Carter	Republican	January 3, 2003 – Present	First elected in 2002

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	160,247	64.8	-4.3
	Democratic	Jon Porter	80,292	32.5	+5.1
	Libertarian	Celeste Adams	6,888	2.8	+1.5
Majority			79,955	32.3
Turnout			247,427
	Republican hold		Swing	-4.7

US House election, 2006: Texas District 31
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Carter	94,242	58	-6.8
	Democratic	Mary Beth Harrell	62,761	39	+6.5
	Libertarian	Matt McAdoo	4,370	3	+0.2
Majority			31,481	19	-13.3
Turnout			161,373		-34.8
	Republican hold		Swing	-6.7

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

http://www.democracyforamerica.com/campaigns/4331-billy-for-us-congress