Texas's 21st congressional district
| Texas's 21st congressional district | |||
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 Texas's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2016) | 804,470[2] | ||
| Median income | $71,486[3] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[4] | ||
Texas's 21st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 21 is Chip Roy.
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Election results from presidential races[edit]
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2004 | George W. Bush 66 – 34% |
| 2008 | John McCain 56 – 42% |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney 59.8 – 37.9% |
| 2016 | Donald Trump 52.5 – 42.5% |
List of members representing the district[edit]
| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|
| District created | January 3, 1935 | ||
| Charles L. South | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
 O. C. Fisher |
Democratic | January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1974 |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
| Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | ||
 Bob Krueger |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
 Tom Loeffler |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
 Lamar Smith |
Republican | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2019 |
[Data unknown/missing.] Retired. |
 Chip Roy |
Republican | January 3, 2019 – present |
Elected in 2018. |
Living former Members of the House[edit]
As of March 2019[update], there are three living former members. The most recent to die was O. C. Fisher (served 1943–1974) on December 9, 1994.
| Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Krueger | 1975–1979 | September 19, 1935 |
| Tom Loeffler | 1979–1987 | August 1, 1946 |
| Lamar Smith | 1987–2019 | November 19, 1947 |
Elections[edit]
2006[edit]
In the case of League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U. S. 399 (2006), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the configuration of Texas' 15th, 21st, 23rd, 25th and 28th congressional districts as drawn by the Texas Legislature violated the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. Replacement district boundaries for the 2006 election were subsequently issued for the five districts by the local federal district court, and on election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, with a candidate being elected if he or she received over 50 percent of the vote, and runoff elections in December to decide elections in which no candidate gained an absolute majority in November.[5]
In the 2006 election, Lamar Smith defeated veteran and college administrator John Courage with 60% of the vote.
2010[edit]
In the 2010 election, Lamar Smith defeated Lainey Melnick with 68.9 percent of the vote. Melnick, an Austin real estate broker, officially filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on June 23, 2009 to become a candidate.
2012[edit]
Incumbent Lamar Smith faced five challengers in the 2012 general election on November 6, 2012: Candace Duval (Dem), John-Henry Liberty (Lib), Fidel Castillo (Grn), Bill Stout (Grn), and Carlos Pena (Ind). [6]
2018[edit]
Lamar Smith did not run for reelection in 2018.[7]
On the Republican side, 18 candidates competed in the March 6 primary, in which no one received a majority. The first- and second-place finishers were, respectively, attorney Chip Roy, who served as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and senior advisor to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R),[8] and Matt McCall, owner of a business providing human tissue for American military hospitals. Roy and McCall advanced to a May 22 runoff, which Roy won with 52.7% of the vote.[9]
On the Democratic side, four candidates ran to replace Smith: Joseph Kopser, entrepreneur and Army veteran; Derrick Crowe, activist; Elliott McFadden, executive director of Austin B-cycle; and Mary Street Wilson, pastor.[10] No one received a majority in the March 6 primary,[11] so the top two finishers, Wilson and Kopser, advanced to a runoff on May 22. Kopser flipped the primary result in the runoff against Wilson, winning the nomination with 58% of the vote.[12]
Recent election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith | 209,774 | 61.5% | -11.4% | |
| Democratic | Rhett Smith | 121,129 | 35.5% | +10.2% | |
| Libertarian | Jason Pratt | 10,216 | 3.0% | +1.1% | |
| Majority | 88,645 | 26.0% | |||
| Turnout | 341,119 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -10.8% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith | 122,486 | 60.1% | -1.4% | |
| Democratic | John Courage | 49,957 | 24.51% | -10.99% | |
| Democratic | Gene Kelly | 18,355 | 9% | ||
| Independent | Tommy Ray Calvert Jr | 5,280 | 2.59% | ||
| Libertarian | James Arthur Strohm | 4,076 | 2.0% | -1.0% | |
| Independent | James Lyle Peterson | 2,189 | 1.07% | ||
| Independent | Mark J. Rossano | 1,439 | 0.7% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 203,782 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith | 243,471 | 79.99% | +19.89% | |
| Libertarian | James Arthur Strohm | 60,879 | 20% | +18% | |
| Majority | 182,592 | ||||
| Turnout | 304,350 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith | 169,924 | 68.9% | -11.09% | |
| Democratic | Lainey Melnick | 65,834 | 27.9% | +3.39% | |
| Libertarian | James Arthur Strohm | 7,687 | 3.3% | -16.7% | |
| Majority | 96929 | ||||
| Turnout | 236,284 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith (Incumbent) | 187,015 | 60.55% | |
| Democratic | Candace E. Duval | 109,326 | 35.40% | |
| Libertarian | John-Henry Liberty | 12,524 | 4.05% | |
| Total votes | 308,865 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith (Incumbent) | 135,513 | 71.80% | |
| Libertarian | Ryan Shields | 25,483 | 13.50% | |
| Green | Antonio Diaz | 27,782 | 14.70% | |
| Total votes | 188,778 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith (Incumbent) | 202,523 | 57.00% | |
| Democratic | Tom Wakely | 129,253 | 36.40% | |
| Libertarian | Mark Loewe | 14,698 | 4.10% | |
| Green | Tony Diaz | 8,520 | 2.40% | |
| Total votes | 354,994 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chip Roy | 176,913 | 50.3% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Kopser | 167,020 | 47.5% | |
| Libertarian | Lee Santos | 7,497 | 2.1% | |
| Total votes | 351,430 | 100.0% | ||
Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=21
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Austin American-Statesman[permanent dead link] accessed 4 August 2006; link broken 18 October 2006
- ^ "Texas' 21st Congressional District elections, 2012". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Lamar Smith won't seek reelection to House". www.politico.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Next Ted Cruz". www.politico.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20180523/Joseph-Kopser-to-face-Chip-Roy-in-21st-Congressional-District-matchup
- ^ "Who's on the Texas primary ballots in 2018?". apps.texastribune.org. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Important 2018 Election dates". www.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Primary Runoff Election Results: 21st House District". Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- 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: 30°03′28″N 98°58′31″W / 30.05778°N 98.97528°W
