Texas's 10th congressional district Texas's 10th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative Distribution 77.46% urban[1] 22.54% rural Population (2019) 925,348[2] Median household income $80,528[2] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+9[3]
Texas's 10th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives stretches from the northwestern portion of the Greater Houston region to the Greater Austin region. It includes Houston suburbs such as Katy , Cypress , Tomball , and Prairie View , cities in east-central Texas including Brenham and Columbus , and northern Austin and some suburbs including Pflugerville , Bastrop , Manor , and Elgin . 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 . President Lyndon B. 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, making the new district 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.
Recent election results from statewide races [ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Members
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District created March 4, 1883
John Hancock
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
Elected in 1882
Retired
Texas Hill Country
Joseph D. Sayers
Democratic
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893
49th 50th 51st 52nd
Elected in 1884
Re-elected in 1886
Re-elected in 1888
Re-elected in 1890
Redistricted to the 9th District
Walter Gresham
Democratic
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
Elected in 1892
Lost renomination
Miles Crowley
Democratic
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
54th
Elected in 1894
Retired
Robert B. Hawley
Republican
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
55th 56th
Elected in 1896
Re-elected in 1898
Retired
George F. Burgess
Democratic
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
57th
Elected in 1900 Redistricted to the 9th district .
Albert S. Burleson
Democratic
March 4, 1903 – March 6, 1913
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd
Redistricted from the 9th district .
Elected in 1902
Re-elected in 1904
Re-elected in 1906
Re-elected in 1908
Re-elected in 1910
Re-elected in 1912 Resigned to become U.S. Postmaster General .
Vacant
March 6, 1913 – April 15, 1913
63rd
James P. Buchanan
Democratic
April 15, 1913 – February 22, 1937
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th
Elected to finish Burleson's term .
Re-elected in 1914
Re-elected in 1916
Re-elected in 1918
Re-elected in 1920
Re-elected in 1922
Re-elected in 1924
Re-elected in 1926
Re-elected in 1928
Re-elected in 1930
Re-elected in 1932
Re-elected in 1934
Re-elected in 1936 Died.
Vacant
February 22, 1937 – April 10, 1937
75th
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th
Elected to finish Buchanan's term .
Re-elected in 1938
Re-elected in 1940
Re-elected in 1942
Re-elected in 1944
Re-elected in 1946 Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Homer Thornberry
Democratic
January 3, 1949 – December 20, 1963
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th
Elected in 1948
Re-elected in 1950
Re-elected in 1952
Re-elected in 1956
Re-elected in 1958
Re-elected in 1960
Re-elected in 1962 Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas .
Vacant
December 20, 1963 – December 21, 1963
88th
J. J. Pickle
Democratic
December 21, 1963 – January 3, 1995
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd
Elected to finish Thornberry's term .
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
Re-elected in 1978
Re-elected in 1980
Re-elected in 1982
Re-elected in 1984
Re-elected in 1986
Re-elected in 1988
Re-elected in 1990
Re-elected in 1992 Retired.
Lloyd Doggett
Democratic
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th
Elected in 1994
Re-elected in 1996
Re-elected in 1998
Re-elected in 2000
Re-elected in 2002
Redistricted to the 25th district .
1995-2005: Travis County, TX : Austin and surrounding suburbs
Michael McCaul
Republican
January 3, 2005 – Present
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th
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 .Re-elected in 2020 .
2007–2013
2013-present
Recent election results [ edit ]
Due to the 2003 mid-decade redistricting plan, the 10th's boundaries were gerrymandered forcing Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett to redistrict to the 25th district . Attorney Michael McCaul won the Republican nomination and ran without any major-party opposition.
Incumbent Michael McCaul faced Assistant Attorney of Austin Mike Siegel in the 2018 general election, winning by 4.3 percent of the vote. This is the closest contest McCaul has faced.[7] The outcome was notable in a district that political experts rate as “Heavily Republican.”[8] [9]
In the November 3, 2020 general election, incumbent Michael McCaul again defeated Austin Assistant Attorney Mike Siegel.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ a b https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=10 .
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
^ "Texas 2018 Senate and governor by Congressional District" . Google Docs .
^ a b c "2010 General Election, 11/2/2010" . Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
^ "2012 State-wide Election Results" . Secretary of State, State of Texas . Retrieved April 21, 2017 .
^ Downey, Renzo (January 21, 2019). "Mike Siegel running again in North Austin congressional district" . Austin American Statesman . Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
^ "Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2020" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
^ Adams-Heard, Rachel (August 13, 2020). "A Bernie Democrat Will Again Try to Flip Texas' 10th District" . Bloomberg Businessweek . Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
^ "Texas Election Results" . Texas Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
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