Texas's 15th congressional district
"TX-15" redirects here. TX-15 may also refer to Texas State Highway 15.
| Texas's 15th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Current Representative | Rubén Hinojosa (D–Mercedes) | |
| Population (2000) | 651,619 | |
| Median income | $28,061 | |
| Cook PVI | D+5 (2014) | |
Texas District 15 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a thin section of the far south of the state of Texas. The district's current Representative is Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, elected in 1996.
The district's best-known Representative was John Nance Garner, who represented the district from its creation in 1903 until 1933, and was Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933. He ran with Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential campaign, and was elected Vice President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941.
| Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1903 | |||
 John Nance Garner |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1933 |
Resigned to become U.S. Vice-President | |
| Vacant | March 4, 1933 – April 23, 1933 | |||
| Milton H. West | Democratic | April 23, 1933 – October 28, 1948 |
First elected to finish Garner's term Died | |
| Vacant | October 28, 1948 – December 4, 1948 | |||
 Lloyd Bentsen |
Democratic | December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1955 |
First elected to finish West's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| Joe M. Kilgore | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
 Kika de la Garza |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1997 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
 Rubén Hinojosa |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – present |
Incumbent | |
Election results
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1920 • 1922 • 1924 • 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 6006 (Special) • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 |
1920
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner | 10,265 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 10,265 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1922
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner | 14,366 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 14,366 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1924
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner | 22,776 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 22,776 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1926
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner (inc.) | 13,548 | 82.75 | |
| Republican | Hardie F. Jefferies | 2,823 | 17.25 | |
| Total votes | 16,371 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1928
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner (inc.) | 28,417 | 99.99 | |
| Independent | J.L. Burd | 1 | 0.003 | |
| Total votes | 28,418 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1930
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner (inc.) | 20,733 | 77.50 | |
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 6,016 | 22.50 | |
| Total votes | 26,749 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1932
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John N. Garner (inc.) | 44,318 | 85.75 | |
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 7,362 | 14.25 | |
| Total votes | 51,680 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1933 (Special)
| United States House of Representatives Special election, 1933 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West | 13,546 | 91.20 | |
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 1,302 | 8.80 | |
| Total votes | 14,848 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1934
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West | 20,102 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 20,102 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1936
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West (inc.) | 29,508 | 82.53 | |
| Independent | J.A. Simpson | 6,244 | 17.47 | |
| Total votes | 35,752 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1938
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West (inc.) | 18,558 | 99.99 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 2 | 0.010 | |
| Total votes | 18,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1940
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West (inc.) | 31,800 | 92.36 | |
| Republican | J.A. Simpson | 2,628 | 7.64 | |
| Total votes | 34,428 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1942
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West (inc.) | 12,169 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 12,169 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1944
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West (inc.) | 36,362 | 99.98 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 5 | 0.013 | |
| Total votes | 36,367 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1946
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Milton H. West (inc.) | 14,623 | 99.98 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 3 | 0.020 | |
| Total votes | 14,626 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1948 (Special)
| United States House of Representatives Special Election, 1948 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen | 2,396 | 100.00 | |
| Other write-in votes | Charles McNelly | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,397 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1948
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (inc.) | 27,402 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 27,402 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1950
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (inc.) | 18,524 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 18,524 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1952
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (inc.) | 63,767 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 63,767 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1954
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore | 29,113 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 29,113 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1956
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (inc.) | 64,011 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 64,011 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1958
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[20] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (inc.) | 28,404 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 28,404 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1960
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (inc.) | 76,421 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 76,421 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1962
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[22] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (inc.) | 53,552 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 53,552 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1964
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza | 66,897 | 69.36 | |
| Republican | Joe B. Coulter | 29,551 | 30.64 | |
| Total votes | 96,448 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1966
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[24] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 33,129 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 33,129 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1968
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[25] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 57,618 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 57,618 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1970
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[26] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 54,498 | 76.16 | |
| Republican | Ben A. Martinez | 17,049 | 23.82 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 1 | 0.020 | |
| Total votes | 71,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1972
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[27] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 73,994 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 73,994 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1974
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[28] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 42,567 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 42,567 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1976
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[29] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 102,837 | 74.36 | |
| Republican | R.L. (Lendy) McDonald | 35,446 | 25.64 | |
| Total votes | 138,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1978
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[30] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 54,560 | 66.20 | |
| Republican | R.L. (Lendy) McDonald | 27,853 | 33.80 | |
| Total votes | 82,413 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1980
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[31] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 105,325 | 70.02 | |
| Republican | R.L. (Lendy) McDonald | 45,090 | 29.98 | |
| Total votes | 150,145 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[32] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 76,544 | 95.67 | |
| Libertarian | Frank L. Jones III | 3,458 | 4.33 | |
| Total votes | 80,002 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[33] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 104,863 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 104,863 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[34] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 70,077 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 70,077 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[35] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 93,672 | 93.85 | |
| Libertarian | Gloria Joyce Hendrix | 6,133 | 6.15 | |
| Total votes | 99,805 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[36] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 72,461 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 138,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[37] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 86,351 | 60.42 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 56,549 | 39.58 | |
| Total votes | 142,900 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[38] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (inc.) | 61,527 | 58.95 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 41,119 | 39.39 | |
| Independent | John c.c. Hamilton | 1,720 | 1.64 | |
| Total votes | 104,366 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[39] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa | 86,347 | 62.28 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 50,914 | 36.72 | |
| Natural Law | Rob Wofford | 1,333 | 1.00 | |
| Total votes | 138,621 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[40] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 47,957 | 58.35 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 34,221 | 41.65 | |
| Total votes | 82,178 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[41] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 106,570 | 62.28 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Jones | 13,167 | 10.93 | |
| Write-in | Israel Cantu | 711 | 0.60 | |
| Total votes | 120,448 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[42] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 66,311 | 62.28 | |
| Total votes | 66,311 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[43] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 96,089 | 57.76 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Thamm | 67,917 | 40.82 | |
| Libertarian | William R. Cady | 2,352 | 1.41 | |
| Total votes | 166,358 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006 (Special)
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[44] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 43,236 | 61.77 | |
| Republican | Paul B. Haring | 16,601 | 23.72 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 10,150 | 14.51 | |
| Total votes | 69,987 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[45] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 107,578 | 67.28 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 52,303 | 32.72 | |
| Total votes | 159,881 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[46] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 53,546 | 55.73 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 39.964 | 41.59 | |
| Libertarian | Aaron I. Cohn | 2,570 | 2.68 | |
| Total votes | 96,080 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[47] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 89,296 | 60.88 | |
| Republican | Dale Brueggemann | 54,056 | 36.85 | |
| Libertarian | Ron Finch | 3,309 | 2.27 | |
| Total votes | 146,661 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[48] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (inc.) | 48,708 | 54.01 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 39,016 | 43.26 | |
| Libertarian | Johnny Partain | 2,460 | 2.73 | |
| Total votes | 90,184 | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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- 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
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Ohio's 1st congressional district |
Home district of the Speaker of the House December 7, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
Succeeded by Illinois's 20th congressional district |
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Coordinates: 27°45′00″N 98°15′48″W / 27.75000°N 98.26333°W
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