Texas's 16th congressional district

Texas's 16th congressional district
Texas's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Beto O'Rourke (D–El Paso)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$32,245
Ethnicity	73.9% White, 3.2% Black, 1.0% Asian, 19.9% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 1.2% other
Cook PVI	D+9 (2012)

Texas District 16 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves El Paso and the surrounding area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 16 is Beto O'Rourke.

At one time, the 16th stretched across 42,000 square miles (110,000 km²), from El Paso in the west to the Permian Basin (Midland and Odessa) in the east. However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso and most of its surrounding suburban communities.

Recent election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Silvestre Reyes	108,577	67.5	-32.5
	Republican	David Brigham	49,972	31.1	+31.1
	Libertarian	Brad Clardy	2,224	1.4	+1.4
Majority			58,605	36.5
Turnout			160,773
	Democratic hold		Swing	-31.8

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1903
William Robert Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas L. Blanton	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	Redistricted to the 17th district
Claude Benton Hudspeth	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
R. Ewing Thomason	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – July 31, 1947	Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
Vacant		July 31, 1947 – August 23, 1947
Kenneth M. Regan	Democratic	August 23, 1947 – January 3, 1955	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
J. T. Rutherford	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	Lost re-election
Ed Foreman	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Lost re-election
Richard C. White	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983	Retired
Ronald D. Coleman	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997	Retired
Silvestre Reyes	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013	Lost renomination
Beto O'Rourke	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Incumbent

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

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

Coordinates: 31°54′39″N 106°18′38″W / 31.91083°N 106.31056°W