Texas's 19th congressional district

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Texas's 19th congressional district
Texas's 19th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Randy Neugebauer R–Lubbock
Population (2000)	651,619
Median household income	31,575
Ethnicity	77.2% White 29.0% Hispanic 5.5% Black 0.8% Asian 0.6% Native American 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+26 (2012)

Texas' Nineteenth Congressional District of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the upper midwestern portion of the state of Texas The district includes portions of the State from Lubbock to Abilene. The current Representative from the 19th District (as of 03/10/2014) is Republican Randy Neugebauer.

District 19's current boundaries were drawn up during the controversial 2003 Texas State Legislature Redistricting made famous by the so-called Texas Eleven. The district was redrawn in such a way that two Congressional incumbents, Neugebauer and Democrat Charlie Stenholm, were pitted against one another in the 2004 Congressional elections. Neugebauer won with over 58% of the vote.

History

The border runs along the western boundary with New Mexico, and runs along county borders to include far reaching cities. The area is predominantly rural, with the exceptions of Abilene and Lubbock, and includes many state parks, ranches, and farms.

This is one of Texas most conservative districts; it has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964. Republicans have held the seat since 1985, although much of this region continued to elect conservative Democrats to local offices and the Texas Legislature until 1994. The district voted 77% for George W. Bush in 2004 and 71% for John McCain in 2008.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created		January 3, 1935
George H. Mahon	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1979
Kent Hance	Democratic	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985
Larry Combest	Republican	January 3, 1985 - May 31, 2003		Resigned
Vacant		May 31, 2003 – June 3, 2003
Randy Neugebauer	Republican	June 3, 2003 - Present		Incumbent

Election results

US House election, 2012: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	160,136	85	+7
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	28,359	15	+12
Majority
Turnout			188,495
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2010: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	106,059	78	+6
	Democratic		25,984	19	−6
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	4,315	3	+0
Majority
Turnout			136,358
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2008: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	168,501	72	+4
	Democratic		58,030	25	−5
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	6,080	3	+1
Majority
Turnout			232,611
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2006: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	92,811	68	+9.6
	Democratic		40,853	30	−10.0
	Libertarian	Fred Jones	3,300	2	+.5
Majority			48,558	38.0
Turnout			136,964
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2004: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	136,459	58.4	−33.2
	Democratic	Charles Stenholm	93,531	40.0	+40.0
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	3,524	1.5	+6.9
Majority			42,928	18.4
Turnout			233,514
	Republican hold		Swing	-36.6

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• "Current Election History". Office of the Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved November 20, 2012.