Texas's 19th congressional district

Texas's 19th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the upper midwestern portion of the state of Texas The district includes portions of the State from Lubbock to Abilene. The current Representative from the 19th district is Republican Jodey Arrington.

"TX-19" redirects here. TX-19 may also refer to Texas State Highway 19.

Texas's 19th congressional district
Texas' 19th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Jodey Arrington R–Lubbock
Distribution	74.25% urban[1] 25.75% rural
Population (2016)	734,532[2]
Median income	$48,590[3]
Ethnicity	54.17% white 37.36% Hispanic 6.11% black 1.43% Asian 0.93% Native American
Cook PVI	R+27[4]

History

The border runs along the western boundary with New Mexico, and runs along county borders to include far reaching cities. The area is predominantly rural, with the exceptions of Abilene and Lubbock, and includes many state parks, ranches, and farms.

This is one of the most conservative districts in Texas and the nation. It has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964. Republicans have held the seat since 1985. In the last three decades, a Democrat has only won 40 percent of the vote in this district twice, in 1984 and 2004.

Much of this region continued to elect conservative Democrats to local offices and the Texas Legislature until 1994. Since the mid-1990s, however, Republicans have dominated every level of government. There are virtually no elected Democrats left above the county level, and Republicans usually win most races by 70 percent or more of the vote.

The district voted 77% for George W. Bush in 2004 and 71% for John McCain in 2008.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 1935
George H. Mahon	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing]
Kent Hance	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	96th 97th 98th	[data unknown/missing]
Larry Combest	Republican	January 3, 1985 – May 31, 2003	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		May 31, 2003 – June 3, 2003
Randy Neugebauer	Republican	June 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	Elected to finish Combest's term. [data unknown/missing]
Jodey Arrington	Republican	January 3, 2017 – present	115th 116th	Elected in 2016.

Election results

US House election, 2012: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	160,136	85	+7
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	28,359	15	+12
Majority
Turnout			188,495
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2010: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	106,059	78	+6
	Democratic	Andy Wilson	25,984	19	-6
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	4,315	3	+0
Majority
Turnout			136,358
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2008: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	168,501	72	+4
	Democratic	Dwight Fullingim	58,030	25	-5
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	6,080	3	+1
Majority
Turnout			232,611
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2006: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	92,811	68	+9.6
	Democratic	Robert Ricketts	40,853	30	-10.0
	Libertarian	Fred Jones	3,300	2	+.5
Majority			48,558	38.0
Turnout			136,964
	Republican hold		Swing

US House election, 2004: Texas District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Randy Neugebauer	136,459	58.4	-33.2
	Democratic	Charles Stenholm	93,531	40.0	+40.0
	Libertarian	Richard "Chip" Peterson	3,524	1.5	+6.9
Majority			42,928	18.4
Turnout			233,514
	Republican hold		Swing	-36.6

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=19
3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=19
4. "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
• "Current Election History". Office of the Secretary of State of Texas. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2012.