Texas's_15th_congressional_district

Texas's 15th congressional district
Texas's 15th congressional district
	Texas's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
Representative
	Monica De La Cruz; R–Edinburg
Distribution	86.67% urban; 13.33% rural;
Population (2022)	776,813
Median household; income	$55,382
Ethnicity	81.4% Hispanic; 15.3% White; 1.1% Asian; 1.0% Black; 0.8% Two or more races; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+1

Texas's 15th congressional district

U.S. House district for Texas

Texas's 15th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes a thin section of the far south of the state of Texas. The district's current Representative is Republican Monica De La Cruz. Elected in 2022, de la Cruz is the first Republican and woman to represent the district.

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Currently, the 15th Congressional District composes of a narrow strip of land running from western Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley northwards to eastern Guadalupe County, to the east of San Antonio. The district includes the entirety of Brooks, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Karnes, and Wilson counties between Hidalgo and Guadalupe counties.

The district has generally given its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only eight people, seven Democrats and one Republican, have ever represented it. The district's best-known Representative was John Nance Garner, who represented the district from its creation in 1903 until 1933, and was Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933. He ran with Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns, and was elected Vice President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941. The district was one of the first Latino-majority districts in the country, and has been represented by Latino congressmen since 1965.

Notably, this district narrowly voted more Republican in the House elections than the nation as a whole in 2020. Vincente Gonzalez won by 2.9 points while Democrats won the national vote by a combined 3.1 percentage points. It also voted more Republican than the national average while voting Democratic in the 2020 United States presidential election, and the difference between the national vote and the result was wider in the presidential election than the House. Due to redistricting, incumbent Gonzalez in the 2022 election ran in the 34th congressional district. The Republican nominee, former insurance agent Monica de la Cruz defeated the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Michelle Vallejo.

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Year	Office	Result
2014	Senate	Cornyn 53 - 47%
2014	Governor	Abbott 50 - 50%
2016	President	Clinton 55 - 42%
2018	Senate	O’Rourke 56 - 44%
	Governor	Valdez 50 - 49%
	Lieutenant Governor	Collier 54 - 44%
	Attorney General	Nelson 55 - 43%
2020	President	Trump 51 - 48%
2020	Senate	Cornyn 51 - 46%
2022	Governor	Abbott 52 - 46%
	Lieutenant Governor	Patrick 52 - 45%
	Attorney General	Paxton 51 - 47% ^[6]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties
District established March 4, 1903
John N. Garner (Uvalde)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1933	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.	1903–1911 [data missing]
					1911–1919 [data missing]
					1919–1935 [data missing]
Vacant		March 4, 1933 – April 23, 1933	73rd
Milton H. West (Brownsville)	Democratic	April 23, 1933 – October 28, 1948	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected to finish Garner's term. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Died.
Milton H. West (Brownsville)	Democratic	April 23, 1933 – October 28, 1948	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th		1935–1959 [data missing]
Vacant		October 28, 1948 – December 4, 1948	80th
Lloyd Bentsen (McAllen)	Democratic	December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1955	80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Elected to finish West's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired.
Joe M. Kilgore (McAllen)	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Retired.
Joe M. Kilgore (McAllen)	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th		1959–1967 [data missing]
Kika de la Garza (McAllen)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1997	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	1959–1967 [data missing]
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					1993–2003 Bee, Brooks, De Witt, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Live Oak, San Patricio, and Willacy
Rubén Hinojosa (Mercedes)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	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. Retired.
					2003–2005 Bee, Brooks, Goliad, Hidalgo, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, and San Patricio
					2005–2007 Bastrop, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Colorado, De Witt, Fayette, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Lavaca, Refugio, and San Patricio
					2007–2013 Bee, Brooks, Cameron, De Witt, Duval, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, and San Patricio
					2013–2023 Brooks, Duval, Guadalupe (part), Hidalgo (part), Jim Hogg, Karnes, Live Oak, and Wilson (part)^[7]
Vicente Gonzalez (McAllen)	Democratic	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 34th district.
Monica De La Cruz (Edinburg)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.	2023–present Brooks, Guadalupe (part), Hidalgo (part), Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, and Wilson^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (incumbent)	10,265	100.00
Total votes			10,265	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (incumbent)	14,366	100.00
Total votes			14,366	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (incumbent)	22,776	100.00
Total votes			22,776	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (Incumbent)	13,548	82.75
	Republican	Hardie F. Jefferies	2,823	17.25
Total votes			16,371	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (Incumbent)	28,417	99.99
	Independent	J.L. Burd	1	0.003
Total votes			28,418	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (Incumbent)	20,733	77.50
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	6,016	22.50
Total votes			26,749	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John N. Garner (Incumbent)	44,318	85.75
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	7,362	14.25
Total votes			51,680	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West	13,546	91.20
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	1,302	8.80
Total votes			14,848	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	20,102	100.00
Total votes			20,102	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	29,508	82.53
	Independent	J.A. Simpson	6,244	17.47
Total votes			35,752	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	18,558	99.99
	Other write-in votes	Write-in votes	2	0.010
Total votes			18,560	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	31,800	92.36
	Republican	J.A. Simpson	2,628	7.64
Total votes			34,428	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	12,169	100.00
Total votes			12,169	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	36,362	99.98
	Other write-in votes	Write-in votes	5	0.013
Total votes			36,367	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton H. West (Incumbent)	14,623	99.98
	Other write-in votes	Write-in votes	3	0.020
Total votes			14,626	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Bentsen	2,396	100.00
	Other write-in votes	Charles McNelly	1	0.00
Total votes			2,397	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent)	27,402	100.00
Total votes			27,402	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent)	18,524	100.00
Total votes			18,524	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent)	63,767	100.00
Total votes			63,767	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe M. Kilgore	29,113	100.00
Total votes			29,113	100.0
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	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent)	64,011	100.00
Total votes			64,011	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent)	28,404	100.00
Total votes			28,404	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent)	76,421	100.00
Total votes			76,421	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent)	53,552	100.00
Total votes			53,552	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza	66,897	69.36
	Republican	Joe B. Coulter	29,551	30.64
Total votes			96,448	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	33,129	100.00
Total votes			33,129	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	57,618	100.00
Total votes			57,618	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	54,498	76.16
	Republican	Ben A. Martinez	17,049	23.82
	Other write-in votes	Write-in votes	1	0.02
Total votes			71,548	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	73,994	100.00
Total votes			73,994	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	42,567	100.00
Total votes			42,567	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	102,837	74.36
	Republican	R.L. (Lendy) McDonald	35,446	25.64
Total votes			138,283	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	54,560	66.20
	Republican	R.L. (Lendy) McDonald	27,853	33.80
Total votes			82,413	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kika de la Garza (Incumbent)	105,325	70.02
	Republican	R.L. (Lendy) McDonald	45,090	29.98
Total votes			150,145	100.0
Turnout			{{{votes}}}
	Democratic hold