Texas's 11th congressional district
| Texas's 11th congressional district | |
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Texas's 11th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
| Current Representative | Mike Conaway (R) |
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| Population (2015) | 761,153[1] |
| Median income | 44,607[2] |
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| Cook PVI | R+31 (2014) |
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Texas District 11 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the midwestern portion of the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 11 is Mike Conaway.
Texas has had at least 11 districts since 1883. Major cities in the district are Lamesa, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Granbury, and Brownwood.
The district is one of the most Republican districts in the nation. Much of the territory now in the district began shaking off its Democratic roots far sooner than the rest of Texas. For instance, Barry Goldwater did very well in much of this area in 1964, and Midland itself last supported a Democrat for president in 1948. It was President George W. Bush's strongest district in the entire nation in the 2004 election.
While Democrats continued to hold most local offices here well into the 1980s and continued to represent parts of the region through the 1990s, today Republicans dominate every level of government, usually winning by well over 70 percent of the vote.
From 1903-2005 the district was based in central Texas and contained Waco.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Term | District Residence | Note |
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| District created | March 4, 1883 | |||
 Samuel W. T. Lanham |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893 | ||
 William H. Crain |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – February 10, 1896 | Redistricted from the 7th district, Died | |
| Vacant | February 10, 1896 – April 7, 1896 | |||
 Rudolph Kleberg |
Democratic | April 7, 1896 – March 3, 1903 | ||
 Robert L. Henry |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917 | Redistricted from the 7th district | |
 Tom Connally |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1929 | ||
| Oliver H. Cross |
Democratic | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 | ||
 William R. Poage |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 | Resigned | |
| Vacant | December 31, 1978 – January 3, 1979 | |||
 Marvin Leath |
Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | ||
 Chet Edwards |
Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005 | Redistricted to the 17th district | |
 Mike Conaway |
Republican | January 3, 2005 – Present | Incumbent | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Mike Conaway | 177,291 | 76.8 | +29.7 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Raasch | 50,339 | 21.8 | -29.8 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Blunt | 3,347 | 1.4 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 126,952 | 55.0 | |||
| Turnout | 230,977 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +29.7 | |||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- 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
Coordinates: 31°43′56″N 100°03′49″W / 31.73222°N 100.06361°W