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Toggle navigation Search GovTrack govtrack. What is the law? Congress Members of Congress Map Texas. Find your representative a. Senators Each state elects two senators to the United States Senate for staggered 6-year terms. John Cornyn. Since Nov 30, next election in JohnCornyn Official Website House Texas District 18 on March 1, Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Carmen Maria Montiel is running in the Republican primary for U. There are no incumbents in this race. House Texas District 18 on November 3, The results have been certified. Watch the Candidate Conversation for this race! House Texas District 18 on July 14, There were no incumbents in this race.
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U. House Texas District 18 on March 3, The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.
Luke Spencer advanced from the Libertarian convention for U. House Texas District 18 on March 21, House Texas District 18 on November 6, House Texas District 18 on March 6, Ava Pate advanced from the Republican primary for U. Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Bartley defeated Reggie Gonzales in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, The 18th Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U. House of Representatives on November 4, She defeated James Galvan L in the general election.
She defeated Jerry Burley R , J. He ran unopposed in the general election. Texas enacted new congressional districts on October 25, The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27 and approved an amended version of the the proposal on October 8. The Senate approved the proposal in an vote, and the House approved the bill in an vote. Greg Abbott R signed the map into law on October Dan Patrick R said "This map displays our collective commitment to making sure every Texan's voice is heard in Washington, D.
I want to thank all 31 senators for their hard work, and especially Sen. Huffman for her leadership throughout the redistricting process. State Sen. Jose Menendez D said the proposed map of congressional districts failed to acknowledge that "people of color Race exists.
In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor. If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting.
This backup commission, established in , comprises the following members: [20]. The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit. Following the United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats.
Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry R in June This made Texas' 18th Congressional District the 38th most Democratic nationally. FiveThirtyEight's September elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment.
This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1. The table below presents demographic data in Congressional Districts from the U. Census Bureau. Use the drop-down boxes on the right side of the table to sort the data by characteristic information and state.
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What's on your ballot? Jump to: navigation , search. Texas' 18th Congressional District. Sheila Jackson Lee. Source: U. Census Bureau, data. Democratic primary for U. House Texas District Republican primary for U. General election for U. Republican primary runoff for U. Libertarian convention for U. Texas Congressional Districts until January 2, Click a district to compare boundaries. Texas Congressional Districts starting January 3, Click a district to compare boundaries.
The almanac of American politics : the senators, the representatives and the governors : their records and election results, their states and districts. Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress. John Cornyn R. Ted Cruz R. District 1. Louis Gohmert R.
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