Texas's 31st congressional district
"TX-31" redirects here. TX-31 may also refer to Texas State Highway 31.
| Texas's 31st congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Current Representative | John Carter (R–Round Rock) | |
| Population (2000) | 651,619 | |
| Median income | $43,381 | |
| Ethnicity | 73.2% White, 13.3% Black, 2.2% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+13 (2012) | |
Texas District 31 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip of central Texas from north Austin up to Temple. The district includes most of the fast-growing northern suburbs of Austin, the Williamson County part of Austin, as well as the Fort Hood military base.
The current representative from the district is John Carter.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | January 3, 2003 | |||
 John Carter |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – Present |
108 109 110 111 112 113 114 |
First elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 |
Election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 160,247 | 64.8 |  4.3 | |
| Democratic | Jon Porter | 80,292 | 32.5 |  5.1 | |
| Libertarian | Celeste Adams | 6,888 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | 79,955 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 247,427 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -4.7 | |||
| US House election, 2006: Texas District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 94,242 | 58 | 6.8 | |
| Democratic | Mary Beth Harrell | 62,761 | 39 | 6.5 | |
| Libertarian | Matt McAdoo | 4,370 | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 31,481 | 19 | 13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 161,373 | 34.8 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
| US House election, 2008: Texas District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 175,563 | 60.3 | 2.3 | |
| Democratic | Brian P. Ruiz | 106,559 | 36.6 | 3.6 | |
| Libertarian | Barry N. Cooper | 9,182 | 3.2 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 69,004 | 23.7 | 4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 291,304 | 80.5 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| US House election, 2010: Texas District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 126,384 | 82.6 | 20.3 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Oliver | 26,735 | 17.5 | 14.3 | |
| Majority | 99,649 | 65.1 | 41.4 | ||
| Turnout | 153,119 | 47.4 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| US House election, 2012: Texas District 31 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 145,348 | 61.3 | 22.3 | |
| Democratic | Stephen M. Wyman | 62,761 | 35.0 | 35.0 | |
| Libertarian | Ethan Garofolo | 8,862 | 3.7 | 13.8 | |
| Majority | 62,371 | 26.3 | 38.8 | ||
| Turnout | 237,187 | 54.9 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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Coordinates: 30°49′44″N 97°32′08″W / 30.82889°N 97.53556°W
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