Texas's 26th congressional district

Texas's 26th congressional district
Texas's 26th congressional district
	Texas's 26th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Michael C. Burgess; R–Pilot Point
Distribution	93.4% urban; 6.6% rural;
Population (2019)	920,865
Median household; income	$96,307
Ethnicity	67.99% White; 18.4% Hispanic; 7.19% Black; 5.91% Asian; 0.51% Native American;
Cook PVI	R+18

Texas's 26th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the area in the northern portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex centering on Denton County, and includes two public universities, the University of North Texas and Texas Women's University. The current Representative is Michael C. Burgess. The district is best known as the seat of former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.

History[]

The district was created after the 1980 census due to population growth in Texas and Denton County, specifically in its southern sector. Since its creation, the district has been based in Denton County, one of Texas's fastest-growing counties.

Democrat Tom Vandergriff was the first person to represent the district, winning in 1982. Vandergriff narrowly lost to Republican Dick Armey in 1984, and the seat has continuously been held by Republicans ever since. Indeed, since Vandergriff's defeat in 1984, no Democrat has crossed the 40 percent mark. As Denton County has become overwhelmingly Republican in recent years (all but one county officeholder is Republican, as is all but one member of the Texas Legislature representing the county), the 26th district is considered a "safe seat" for the GOP.

Since the 2010 redistricting, the 26th district has included most of Denton County (except the southeast portion) and a portion of north central Tarrant County.

However, the district has been trending Democratic in recent years. Donald Trump carried it by 14 points in 2020, while Mitt Romney had carried it by 37 in 2012.

Election results from presidential races[]

Year	Office	Result
2000	President	Bush 71 – 27%
2004	President	Bush 65 – 35%
2008	President	McCain 58 – 41%
2012	President	Romney 68 – 31%
2016	President	Trump 60 – 34%
2020	President	Trump 56 – 42%

List of members representing the district[]

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983
Tom Vandergriff	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Elected in 1982. Lost re-election.
Dick Armey	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	First elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
Michael Burgess	Republican	January 3, 2003 – present	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	First 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. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.

Recent election results[]

2004 election[]

US House election, 2004: Texas District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	180,519	65.75	-9.1
	Democratic	Lico Reyes	89,809	32.71	+9.9
	Libertarian	James Gholston	4,211	1.53	+0.1
Majority			90,710	33.0
Turnout			274,539
	Republican hold		Swing	-9.5

2006 election[]

US House election, 2006: Texas District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	94,219	60.21	-5.54
	Democratic	Tim Barnwell	58,271	37.23	+4.52
	Libertarian	Rich Haas	3,993	2.55	+1.02
Majority			35,948	22.97
Turnout			156,483
	Republican hold		Swing	-5.03

2008 election[]

US House election, 2008: Texas District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	194,849	60.19	-0.02
	Democratic	Ken Leach	117,895	36.42	-0.82
	Libertarian	Stephanie Weiss	11,002	3.40	0.85
Majority			76,954	23.77	+0.8
Turnout			323,746
	Republican hold		Swing	-0.02

2010 election[]

US House election, 2010: Texas District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	120,683	67.08	+6.89
	Democratic	Neil Durrance	55,182	30.67	-5.75
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	4,049	2.25	-1.15
Majority			65,501	36.41	+12.64
Turnout			179,914
	Republican hold		Swing	+6.89

2016 election[]

US House election, 2016: Texas District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	211,730	66.4	-0.68
	Democratic	Eric Mauck	94,507	29.6	-1.07
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	12,843	4.0	+1.75
Majority			117,223	36.8	+0.39
Turnout			319,080
	Republican hold		Swing	-0.68

2018 election[]

US House election, 2018: Texas District 26
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Burgess (incumbent)	185,551	59.4	-7.0
	Democratic	Linsey Fagan	121,938	39.0	+9.4
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	5,016	1.6	-2.4
Majority			59,613	20.4	-16.4
Turnout			312,505
	Republican hold		Swing	-7.0

2020 election[]

US House election, 2020: Texas District 26^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael C. Burgess (incumbent)	261,963	60.6
	Democratic	Carol Iannuzzi	161,009	37.3
	Libertarian	Mark Boler	9,243	2.1
Total votes			432,215	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries[]

2007 - 2013

References[]

^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=26
^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=26
^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 33°11′05″N 97°08′03″W / 33.18472°N 97.13417°W / 33.18472; -97.13417

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[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[TXgenr-5] "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

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