Texas's 13th congressional district
Texas District 13 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional District of the U.S. state of Texas that includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northeastern parts of North Texas. The current Representative is Mac Thornberry.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, it is the most Republican district in the country (R+32).[3]
This district, however, has not always been strongly Republican. As late as 1976, Jimmy Carter won 33 of the 44 counties in this district, getting 60-70% in many of them.
In 2012, this was President Barack Obama's lowest percentage of the vote in a congressional district. He received 18.5% of the vote.
List of representatives
Representative |
Party |
Term |
District Residence |
Note |
District created |
March 4, 1893 |
Jeremiah V. Cockrell |
Democratic |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
|
|
John H. Stephens |
Democratic |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1917 |
|
|
John M. Jones |
Democratic |
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
|
Redistricted to the 18th district |
Lucian W. Parrish |
Democratic |
March 4, 1919 – March 27, 1922 |
|
Died |
Vacant |
March 27, 1922 – May 22, 1922 |
Guinn Williams |
Democratic |
May 22, 1922 – March 3, 1933 |
|
|
William D. McFarlane |
Democratic |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
|
|
Ed Gossett |
Democratic |
January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1951 |
|
Resigned |
Vacant |
July 31, 1951 – September 8, 1951 |
Frank N. Ikard |
Democratic |
September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961 |
|
Resigned |
Vacant |
December 15, 1961 – January 27, 1962 |
Graham B. Purcell, Jr. |
Democratic |
January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973 |
|
|
Bob Price |
Republican |
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
|
Redistricted from the 18th district |
Jack Hightower |
Democratic |
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 |
|
|
Beau Boulter |
Republican |
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 |
|
|
Bill Sarpalius |
Democratic |
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
|
|
Mac Thornberry |
Republican |
January 3, 1995 – Present |
|
Incumbent |
Election results
Texas 13th Congressional District 1994[4]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry |
79,466 |
55 |
|
Democratic |
Bill Sarpalius (Incumbent) |
63,923 |
45 |
Total votes |
143,389 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 1996[5]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
116,098 |
67 |
|
Democratic |
Samuel Brown Silverman |
56,066 |
32 |
|
Independent |
Don Harkey |
1,463 |
1 |
Total votes |
173,627 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 1998[6]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
81,141 |
68 |
|
Democratic |
Mark Harmon |
37,027 |
31 |
|
Libertarian |
Georganne Baker Payne |
1,298 |
1 |
Total votes |
119,466 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2000[7]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
117,995 |
68 |
|
Democratic |
Curtis Clinesmith |
54,343 |
31 |
|
Libertarian |
Brad Clardy |
2,137 |
1 |
Total votes |
174,475 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2002[8]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
119,401 |
79 |
|
Democratic |
Zane Reese |
31,218 |
21 |
Total votes |
150,619 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2004[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
189,448 |
92 |
|
Libertarian |
John Robert Deek |
15,793 |
8 |
Total votes |
205,241 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2006[10]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
108,107 |
74 |
|
Democratic |
Roger J. Waun |
33,460 |
23 |
|
Libertarian |
Keith Dyer |
3,829 |
3 |
Total votes |
145,396 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2008[11]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
180,078 |
78 |
|
Democratic |
Roger James Waun |
51,841 |
22 |
Total votes |
231,919 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2010[12]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
113,201 |
87 |
|
Libertarian |
John T. Burwell, Jr. |
5,650 |
4 |
|
Independent |
Keith Dyer |
11,192 |
9 |
Total votes |
130,043 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2012[13]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
187,775 |
91 |
|
Libertarian |
John Robert Deek |
12,701 |
6 |
|
Green |
Keith F. Houston |
5,912 |
3 |
Total votes |
206,388 |
100 |
Texas 13th Congressional District 2014[14]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mac Thornberry (Incumbent) |
110,842 |
84 |
|
Democratic |
Mike Minter |
16,822 |
13 |
|
Libertarian |
Emily Pivoda |
2,863 |
2 |
|
Green |
Don Cook |
924 |
.70 |
Total votes |
131,451 |
100 |
Historical district boundaries
2007 - 2013
See also
References
Notes
Coordinates: 34°50′16″N 100°35′52″W / 34.83778°N 100.59778°W / 34.83778; -100.59778