Texas's 16th congressional district
Texas's 16th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes El Paso and the surrounding area in the state of Texas. The current Representative is Democrat Veronica Escobar.
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| Population (2016) | 742,384[2] | ||
| Median income | $45,563[3] | ||
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| Cook PVI | D+17[4] | ||
The district was initially created in 1903. For most of the next six decades, it stretched across 42,000 square miles (110,000 km2), from El Paso in the west to the Permian Basin (Midland and Odessa) in the east. However, after Texas' original 1960 district map was thrown out as a result of Wesberry v. Sanders, the 16th was shrunk down to the city of El Paso and most of its surrounding suburban communities.
Election results from presidential races
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 59 - 41% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 56 - 44% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66 - 33% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 64 - 35% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 67 - 27% |
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ess |
Electoral history |
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| District created | March 4, 1903 | |||
 William Robert Smith |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
[data unknown/missing] |
 Thomas L. Blanton |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
65th | Redistricted to the 17th district. |
 Claude Benton Hudspeth |
Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 |
66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
[data unknown/missing] |
 R. Ewing Thomason |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – July 31, 1947 |
72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th |
Resigned to become U.S. District Judge. |
| Vacant | July 31, 1947 – August 23, 1947 |
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 Kenneth M. Regan |
Democratic | August 23, 1947 – January 3, 1955 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd |
Lost renomination. |
 J. T. Rutherford |
Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
84th 85th 86th 87th |
Lost re-election. |
 Ed Foreman |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | Lost re-election. |
 Richard C. White |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
Retired. |
 Ronald D. Coleman |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Retired. |
 Silvestre Reyes |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Lost renomination. |
.jpg) Beto O'Rourke |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 |
113th 114th 115th |
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
 Veronica Escobar |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th | Elected in 2018. |
Historical district boundaries
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References
- Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st= 48&cd= 16
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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