Texas's 28th congressional district
Texas's 28th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 772,410[2] | ||
Median household income | $53,597[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+5[3] |
Texas's 28th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers a strip in deep south Texas starting in the eastern outskirts of San Antonio, and ending at the U.S.-Mexico border. Towns entirely or partially within this district include Converse, , Rio Grande City, and Universal City. The current Representative from the 28th district is Henry Cuellar.
Election results from presidential races[]
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 56 - 42% |
2004 | President | Bush 54 - 46% |
2008 | President | Obama 56 - 44% |
2012 | President | Obama 60 - 39% |
2016 | President | Clinton 57.8 - 38.1% |
2020 | President | Biden 51.5 - 47.2% |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created January 3, 1993 | |||||
Frank Tejeda |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 30, 1997 |
103rd 104th 105th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Died. |
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | January 30, 1997 – April 17, 1997 |
105th | |||
Ciro Rodriguez |
Democratic | April 17, 1997 – January 3, 2005 |
105th 106th 107th 108th |
Elected to finish Tejeda's term. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Lost renomination in a redistricting contest after the 2003 Texas redistricting. | |
2003–2005 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Henry Cuellar |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – present |
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
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. |
2005–2007 |
2007–2013 | |||||
2013–present |
Recent election results[]
2004 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar | 106,323 | 59.0 | -12.1 | |
Republican | James Hopson | 69,538 | 38.6 | +11.7 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 4,305 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 36,785 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 180,166 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | -11.9 |
2006 election[]
On June 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Texas legislature's redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act in the case of Texas's 23rd congressional district. As a result, on August 4, 2006, a three-judge panel announced replacement district boundaries for 2006 election for the 23rd district, which affected the boundaries of the 15th, 21st, 25th and 28th districts.
On election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, or a "jungle primary"; any candidate to receive more than 50% of the vote wins the seat. Otherwise, a runoff election in December will decide the seat.[4]
Cuellar retained his seat in the 28th district.
2008 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (incumbent) | 123,494 | 68.7 | +9.7 | |
Republican | Jim Fish | 52,524 | 29.2 | -9.38 | |
Libertarian | Ross Lynn Leone | 3,722 | 2.1 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 70,969 | ||||
Turnout | 179,740 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing | +10.0 |
2010 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (incumbent) | 62,773 | 56.34 | -12.4 | |
Republican | Bryan Underwood | 46,740 | 41.95 | +12.75 | |
Libertarian | Stephen Kaat | 1,889 | 1.7 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 14,144 | 12.69 | |||
Turnout | 111,402 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2012 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) | 112,456 | 67.89 | |
Republican | William R. Hayward | 49,309 | 29.77 | |
Libertarian | Patrick Hisel | 2,473 | 1.49 | |
Green | Michael D. Cary | 1,407 | 0.85 | |
Total votes | 165,645 | 100.0 |
2014 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (incumbent) | 62,508 | 82.1 | ||
Libertarian | Will Alkens | 10,153 | 13.3 | ||
Green | Michael Cary | 3,475 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 76,136 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2016 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (incumbent) | 122,086 | 66.2 | ||
Republican | Zeffen Hardin | 57,740 | 31.3 | ||
Green | Michael Cary | 4,616 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 184,442 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
2018 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (incumbent) | 117,494 | 84.4 | |
Libertarian | Arthur Thomas IV | 21,732 | 15.6 | |
Total votes | 139,226 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry Cuellar (incumbent) | 137,494 | 58.3 | |
Republican | Sandra Whitten | 91,925 | 39.0 | |
Libertarian | Bekah Congdon | 6,425 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 235,844 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "2021 Partisan Voter Index Scores by Congressional District". The Cook Political Report. April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Austin American-Statesman". August 4, 2006.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2012 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
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