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U.S. House district for Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. It encompasses parts of northern and eastern Harris County and southern Montgomery County, Texas.
From 2002 to 2012, it stretched from Houston's northern suburbs through eastern Harris County, and across Southeast Texas to the Louisiana border. As of the 2000 census, the 2nd district represented 651,619 people. The district's configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting, when most of the old 9th district was split among three neighboring districts. The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th district, Nick Lampson, was unseated by Republican Ted Poe, a longtime felony-court judge in Harris County. In November 2017, Poe announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and did not seek re-election in 2018.[5][6] Dan Crenshaw was elected on November 6, 2018 and is currently serving as congressman.
The 2012 redistricting process radically changed the district. Beaumont, which had been part of the 2nd and its predecessors for over a century, was removed along with all of Jefferson County. All of Liberty County was removed as well, putting the district entirely within Harris County. The district now includes Kingwood, Humble, and Atascocita in northeastern Harris County, then loops around northern and western Houston before moving toward the center of the city roughly following Interstate 10. The district then passes through Memorial Park before turning south and capturing the strongly Democratic Montrose, Rice University, and parts of Braeswood.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Poe | 139,951 | 55.5 | +17.3 | |
Democratic | Nick Lampson | 108,156 | 42.9 | −17.9 | |
Libertarian | Sandra Saulsbury | 3,931 | 1.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 31,795 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 252,038 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +17.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Poe (incumbent) | 90,332 | 65.6 | +10.1 | |
Democratic | Gary Binderim | 45,027 | 32.7 | −10.2 | |
Libertarian | Justo Perez | 2,294 | 1.7 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 45,305 | 32.9 | |||
Turnout | 137,653 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | +20.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Poe (incumbent) | 130,020 | 88.6 | |
Libertarian | David W. Smith | 16,711 | 11.4 | |
Total votes | 146,731 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Poe (Incumbent) | 159,664 | 64.8 | |
Democratic | Jim Dougherty | 80,512 | 32.9 | |
Libertarian | Kenneth Duncan | 4,140 | 1.9 | |
Green | Mark A. Roberts | 2,012 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 246,328 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Poe (Incumbent) | 101,936 | 68.0 | |
Democratic | Niko Letsos | 44,462 | 29.6 | |
Libertarian | James B Veasaw | 2,316 | 1.5 | |
Green | Mark Roberts | 1,312 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 150,026 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ted Poe (incumbent) | 168,692 | 60.6 | |
Democratic | Pat Bryan | 100,231 | 36.0 | |
Libertarian | James B. Veasaw | 6,429 | 2.3 | |
Green | Joshua Darr | 2,884 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 278,236 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dan Crenshaw | 139,188 | 52.8 | |
Democratic | Todd Litton | 119,992 | 45.6 | |
Libertarian | Patrick Gunnels | 2,373 | 0.9 | |
Independent | Scott Cubbler | 1,839 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 263,392 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dan Crenshaw (incumbent) | 197,300 | 56.1 | +3.3 | |
Democratic | Sima Ladjevardian | 148,727 | 42.3 | −3.3 | |
Libertarian | Elliott Robert Scheirman | 5,582 | 1.6 | +0.7 | |
Total votes | 351,609 | 100 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dan Crenshaw (incumbent) | 151,791 | 65.9 | +9.8 | |
Democratic | Robin Fulford | 78,496 | 34.0 | −8.3 | |
Total votes | 230,287 | 100 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
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