Texas's 29Th Congressional District
Texas's 29th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas.
The current Representative from the 29th district is Democrat Sylvia Garcia.
| Texas's 29th congressional district | |||
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 Texas's 29th congressional district - since January 3, 2023. | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2022) | 732,116 | ||
| Median household income | $50,461 | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+18 | ||
The Texas State Legislature established the district as a majority-Hispanic or Latino district. Democrat Gene Green, a non-Hispanic white, won the first election for the district in 1992 and held it for 18 terms. In November 2017, Green announced that he would retire from Congress and would not run for re-election in 2018. Garcia won the election to succeed him.
Cities within the district
Cities wholly in the district
Cities partially in the district
Election results from presidential races
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 59 - 38% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 56 - 44% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 62 - 38% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66 - 33% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 71 - 25% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 66 - 33% |
List of members representing the district
| Representative (Residency) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
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| District established January 3, 1993 | |||||
 .Gene Green (Houston) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-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. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | 1993–1997 [data missing] |
| 1997–2003 Parts of Harris | |||||
| 2003–2005 Parts of Harris | |||||
2005–2013 Parts of Harris | |||||
2013–2023 Parts of Harris | |||||
 .Sylvia Garcia (Houston) | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–present Parts of Harris | |||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 78,256 | 94.1 | -1.0 | |
| Libertarian | Clifford Messina | 4,868 | 5.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 73,388 | 88.3 | |||
| Turnout | 83,124 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 37,174 | 74% | -20,1% | |
| Republican | Eric Story | 12,347 | 24% | +24% | |
| Majority | 24,827 | 50% | |||
| Turnout | 49,521 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 79,718 | 75% | +10.4 | |
| Republican | Eric Story | 25,512 | 24% | -10.1% | |
| Majority | 54,206 | 51% | |||
| Turnout | 105,230 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 43,185 | 64.6% | -10.4% | |
| Republican | Roy Morales | 22,756 | 34.1% | +10.1% | |
| Majority | 20,399 | 30.5% | |||
| Turnout | 65,941 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 86,053 | 90.00 | |
| Libertarian | James Stanczak | 4,996 | 5.23 | |
| Green | Maria Selva | 4,562 | 4.77 | |
| Total votes | 95,611 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 41,321 | 79.6 | |
| Libertarian | James Stanczak | 4,822 | 10.4 | |
| Total votes | 46,143 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 95,649 | 72.5 | |
| Republican | Julio Garza | 31,646 | 24.0 | |
| Libertarian | N. Ruben Perez | 3,234 | 2.4 | |
| Green | James Partsch-Galvan | 1,453 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 131,982 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia | 88,188 | 75.1 | |
| Republican | Phillip Aronoff | 28,098 | 23.9 | |
| Libertarian | Cullen Burns | 1,199 | 1.0 | |
| Independent | Johnathan Garza (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 117,494 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) | 111,305 | 71.1 | |
| Republican | Jaimy Z. Blanco | 42,840 | 27.4 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Kurtz | 2,328 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 156,473 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) | 71,837 | 71.4 | |
| Republican | Robert Schafranek | 28,765 | 28.5 | |
| Total votes | 100,602 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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