Texas's 36Th Congressional District
Texas's 36th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census.
The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections for a seat in the 113th United States Congress. Steve Stockman won the general election, and represented the new district. On December 9, 2013, Stockman announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014, and would instead challenge incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican senatorial primary, and was succeeded in the U.S. House by Brian Babin.
| Texas's 36th congressional district | |||
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 District map since January 3, 2023 | |||
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| Population (2022) | 770,407 | ||
| Median household income | $67,663 | ||
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| Cook PVI | R+18 | ||
Texas's 36th congressional district is located in southeast Texas and includes all of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Newton, and Tyler counties, plus portions of southeastern Harris County and northwestern Jefferson County. The Johnson Space Center is within the district. Having only recently been established, the 36th district is one of only two districts in Texas (the other being the 31st district) that has never been represented by a member of the Democratic Party.
Election results from presidential races
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | President | Romney 73–26% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 72–25% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 72–27% |
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
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| District established January 3, 2013 | |||||
 Steve Stockman (Friendswood) | Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | 113th | Elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 2013–2023 Chambers, Hardin, Harris (part), Jasper, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, and Tyler |
 Brian Babin (Woodville) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2023–present Chambers, Hardin, Harris (part), Jasper, Jefferson (part), Liberty, Newton, and Tyler | |||||
Election results
The first iteration of the district included portions of four previous congressional districts that were represented by:
- Kevin Brady: Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, Orange, Hardin Counties and a portion of Liberty County
- Ted Poe: the other portion of Liberty County and a portion of northeast Harris County
- Ron Paul: Chambers County
- Gene Green: a portion of east Harris County
- Pete Olson: a portion of southeast Harris County
In 2012, there were twelve candidates for the Republican nomination, one candidate for the Democratic nomination, one Libertarian candidate and one independent candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steve Stockman | 165,405 | 70.7 | |
| Democratic | Max Martin | 62,143 | 26.6% | |
| Libertarian | Michael K. Cole | 2,384 | 2.7% | |
| Total votes | 233,832 | 100.00% | ||
Candidates in the 2014 primary included Republicans Phil Fitzgerald, John Amdur, Doug Centilli, Dave Norman, Chuck Meyer and Kim I. Morrell, and Democrat Michael K. Cole.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Babin | 101,663 | 76.0 | |
| Democratic | Michael K. Cole | 29,543 | 22.1% | |
| Libertarian | Rodney Veach | 1,951 | 1.5% | |
| Green | Hal J. Ridley Jr | 685 | 0.5% | |
| Total votes | 133,842 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Babin (Incumbent) | 193,675 | 88.6 | |
| Green | Hal J. Ridley Jr | 24,890 | 11.4% | |
| Total votes | 218,565 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Babin (Incumbent) | 161,048 | 72.6 | |
| Democratic | Dayna Steele | 60,908 | 27.4% | |
| Total votes | 221,956 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Babin (Incumbent) | 222,712 | 73.6% | |
| Democratic | Rashad Lewis | 73,418 | 24.3% | |
| Libertarian | Chad Abbey | 4,848 | 1.6% | |
| Green | Hal J. Ridley Jr | 1,571 | 0.5% | |
| Total votes | 302,549 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Babin (Incumbent) | 145,599 | 69.4% | |
| Democratic | Jon Haire | 64,016 | 30.5% | |
| Total votes | 209,615 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
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