Texas's 13th congressional district

Texas's 13th congressional district
Texas's 13th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Mac Thornberry (R–Clarendon)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$33,501
Ethnicity	81.0% White, 5.8% Black, 1.1% Asian, 17.6% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% other
Cook PVI	R+32

Texas District 13 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional District of the U.S. state of Texas that includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northeastern parts of North Texas. The current Representative is Mac Thornberry.

According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, it is the most Republican district in the country (R+32).^[1]

This district, however, has not always been strongly Republican. As late as 1976, Jimmy Carter won 33 of the 44 counties in this district, getting 60-70% in many of them.

In 2012, this was President Barack Obama's lowest percentage of the vote in a congressional district. He received 18.5% of the vote.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Term	Note
District created		March 4, 1893
Jeremiah V. Cockrell	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
John H. Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1917
John M. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	Redistricted to the 18th district
Lucian W. Parrish	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 27, 1922	Died
Vacant		March 27, 1922 – May 22, 1922
Guinn Williams	Democratic	May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933
William D. McFarlane	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Ed Gossett	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1951	Resigned
Vacant		July 31, 1951 – September 8, 1951
Frank N. Ikard	Democratic	September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961	Resigned
Vacant		December 15, 1961 – January 27, 1962
Graham B. Purcell, Jr.	Democratic	January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973
Bob Price	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	Redistricted from the 18th district
Jack Hightower	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985
Beau Boulter	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989
Bill Sarpalius	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Mac Thornberry	Republican	January 3, 1995 – Present	Incumbent

Election results

Texas 13th Congressional District 1994^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry	79,466	55
	Democratic	Bill Sarpalius (Incumbent)	63,923	45
Total votes			143,389	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 1996^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	116,098	67
	Democratic	Samuel Brown Silverman	56,066	32
	Independent	Don Harkey	1,463	1
Total votes			173,627	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 1998^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	81,141	68
	Democratic	Mark Harmon	37,027	31
	Libertarian	Georganne Baker Payne	1,298	1
Total votes			119,466	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2000^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	117,995	68
	Democratic	Curtis Clinesmith	54,343	31
	Libertarian	Brad Clardy	2,137	1
Total votes			174,475	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2002^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	119,401	79
	Democratic	Zane Reese	31,218	21
Total votes			150,619	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	189,448	92
	Libertarian	John Robert Deek	15,793	8
Total votes			205,241	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2006^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	108,107	74
	Democratic	Roger J. Waun	33,460	23
	Libertarian	Keith Dyer	3,829	3
Total votes			145,396	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2008^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	180,078	78
	Democratic	Roger James Waun	51,841	22
Total votes			231,919	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2010^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	113,201	87
	Libertarian	John T. Burwell, Jr.	5,650	4
	Independent	Keith Dyer	11,192	9
Total votes			130,043	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2012^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	187,775	91
	Libertarian	John Robert Deek	12,701	6
	Green	Keith F. Houston	5,912	3
Total votes			206,388	100

Texas 13th Congressional District 2014^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (Incumbent)	110,842	84
	Democratic	Mike Minter	16,822	13
	Libertarian	Emily Pivoda	2,863	2
	Green	Don Cook	924	.70
Total votes			131,451	100

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

References

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

Notes

Texas's congressional districts

Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

All districts: At-large; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

The At-large district is obsolete.

See also: Texas's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Texas: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

Coordinates: 34°50′16″N 100°35′52″W / 34.83778°N 100.59778°W / 34.83778; -100.59778

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