Texas's 30th congressional district

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Texas's 30th congressional district

Texas's 30th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
Distribution
  • % urban
  • % rural
Population (2015) 754,382[1]
Median income

40,107[2]

percent unemployment = 11.7[3]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI D+27 (2014)

Texas District 30 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves much of the city of Dallas and other parts of Dallas County (primarily black- and Hispanic-majority areas). The current Representative from District 30 is Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who has represented the district since its creation in 1993. Her 2010 challenger was Republican Stephen Broden.[4] In 2012 she faced Republican Travis Washington Jr. and Libertarian Ed Rankin.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history
District created January 3, 1993
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic January 3, 1993 –
present		 103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115		 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
Re-elected in 2016

Recent election results

2004 Election

US House election, 2004: Texas District 30
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Eddie Bernice Johnson 144,513 93.0 +18.8
Libertarian John Davis 10,821 7.0 +5.4
Majority 133,692 86.1
Turnout 155,334
Democratic hold Swing +21.5

2006 Election

The 2006 congressional race for Texas' 30th district was between longtime incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson, GOP backed long-time district resident Wilson Aurbach, and Libertarian Ken Ashby.

US House election, 2006: Texas District 30
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Eddie Bernice Johnson 81,212 80.2 -12.8
Republican Wilson Aurbach 17,820 17.6 N/A
Libertarian Ken Ashby 2,245 2.2 -4.8
Majority 63,392 62.6
Turnout 101,277
Democratic hold Swing

2012

Her 2012 Republican challenger is Travis Washington Jr., a moderate Republican with more than 20 years active duty in the United States Air Force.

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/
  2. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Texas%27_30th_Congressional_District
  3. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Texas%27_30th_Congressional_District
  4. ↑ "Eddie Bernice Johnson says chief of staff reviewed scholarship applications".

Coordinates: 32°39′32″N 96°47′58″W / 32.65889°N 96.79944°W / 32.65889; -96.79944

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