Texas's 29th congressional district

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Texas's 29th congressional district

Texas's 29th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Gene Green (D)
Distribution
  • % urban
  • % rural
Population (2015) 758,771[1]
Median income 36,490[2]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI D+12 (2014)

Texas District 29 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 29 is Democrat Gene Green.

The Texas State Legislature established the district so that a Hispanic or Latino could be elected as a member of Congress. Green, a non-Hispanic White, won the first election for the district in 1992. As of 2015 he is still the incumbent in the area.[3]

Cities within the district

Cities wholly in the district

Cities partially in the district

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history
District created January 3, 1993
Gene Green Democratic January 3, 1993 –
Present		 103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114		 First elected in 1992
Re-elected in 1994
Re-elected in 1996
Re-elected in 1998
Re-elected in 2000
Re-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

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Gene Green 78,256 94.1 -1.0
Libertarian Clifford Messina 4,868 5.9 +1.0
Majority 73,388 88.3
Turnout 83,124
Democratic hold Swing -1.0
US House election, 2006: Texas District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Gene Green 37,174 74% -20,1%
Republican Eric Story 12,347 24% +24%
Majority 24,827 50%
Turnout 49,521
Democratic hold Swing
US House election, 2008: Texas District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Gene Green 79,718 75% +10.4
Republican Eric Story 25,512 24% -10.1%
Majority 54,206 51%
Turnout 105,230
Democratic hold Swing -1.0
US House election, 2010: Texas District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Gene Green 43,185 64.6% -10.4%
Republican Roy Morales 22,756 34.1% +10.1%
Majority 20,399 30.5%
Turnout 65,941
Democratic hold Swing

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.

Coordinates: 29°41′17″N 95°11′59″W / 29.68806°N 95.19972°W / 29.68806; -95.19972

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