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Texas's 24th congressional district

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Texas's 24th congressional district
Texas's 24th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
Population (2015)779,968[1]
Median household
income
59,229[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+13 (2014)

Texas District 24 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a suburban area in between Fort Worth and Dallas in the state of Texas. The district centers along the Dallas-Tarrant county line, and includes the southeastern corner of Denton County as well.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
Dale Milford Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
Lost renomination
Martin Frost Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 2005
After redistricting, moved to the 32nd district,
but lost re-election there
Kenny Marchant Republican January 3, 2005 –
Present
First elected in 2004

Recent election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenny Marchant 154,435 64.0 +30.0
Democratic Gary Page 82,599 34.2 −30.5
Libertarian James Lawrence (Texas) 4,340 1.8 +0.4
Majority 71,836
Turnout 241,374 29.8
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +30.2
US House election, 2006: Texas District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenny Marchant 83,620 60.0 −4.0%
Democratic Gary Page 51,833 37.0 +2.8%
Libertarian Mark Frohman 4,211 3.0 +1.2%
[4]
US House election, 2008: Texas District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenny Marchant 151,740 55.91% −4.09%
Democratic Tom Love (Texas)[5] 111,649 41.14% +4.14%
Libertarian David A. Casey[6] 7,969 2.93% +0.13%
[7]
US House election, 2010: Texas District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenny Marchant 81.6%
Libertarian David Sparks 18.4%
[8]
US House election, 2012: Texas District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenny Marchant 61%
Democratic Tim Rusk (Texas) 36%
Libertarian John Stathas 3%
[9]
US House election, 2014: Texas District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenny Marchant 93,446 65.1%
Democratic Patrick McGehearty 46,360 32.3%
Libertarian Mike Kolls 3,799 2.6%

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

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

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