Texas's 18th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The current Representative from the 18th district is Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 789,388[2] | ||
Median household income | $58,932[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+23[4] |
The district was first represented by Barbara Jordan, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, who was praised by many for her powerful presence and oratorical skills. She was also the first lesbian to serve that district.[5][clarification needed]
Since the district was moved to Houston in 1972, it has voted for a Democrat in every presidential election. The district gave George McGovern 69% in 1972 and Walter Mondale 72% in 1984.
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 70 - 26% |
2004 | President | Kerry 72 - 28% |
2008 | President | Obama 77 - 22% |
2012 | President | Obama 76 - 23% |
2016 | President | Clinton 76 - 20% |
2020 | President | Biden 76 - 23% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 148,617 | 77.32 | |
Republican | John Faulk | 39,095 | 20.34 | |
Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 4,486 | 2.33 | |
Majority | 109,522 | 56.98 | ||
Turnout | 192,295 | 82.5 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 85,108 | 70.15 | |
Republican | John Faulk | 33,067 | 27.26 | |
Libertarian | Mike Taylor | 3,118 | 2.57 | |
Independent | Charles B. Meyer (Write-in) | 28 | 0.02 | |
Majority | 52,041 | 42.89 | ||
Turnout | 125,968 | 36.73 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 146,223 | 75.01 | |
Republican | Sean Seibert | 44,015 | 22.58 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Barber | 4,694 | 2.41 | |
Majority | 102,208 | 52.43 | ||
Turnout | 194,932 | 58.79 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 76,097 | 71.78 | |
Republican | Sean Seibert | 26,249 | 24.76 | |
Green | Remington Alessi | 1,302 | 1.23 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 2,376 | 2.23 | |
Majority | 49,848 | 47.02 | ||
Turnout | 106,010 | 30.60 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 150,157 | 73.50 | |
Republican | Lori Bartley | 48,306 | 23.64 | |
Green | Thomas Kleven | 5,845 | 2.86 | |
Majority | 101,851 | 49.85 | ||
Turnout | 204,308 | 55.96 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (Incumbent) | 138,704 | 75.3 | |
Republican | Ava Reynero Pate | 38,368 | 20.8 | |
Libertarian | Luke Spencer | 4,067 | 2.2 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 3,193 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 184,332 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 180,952 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Wendell Champion | 58,033 | 23.5 | |
Libertarian | Luke Spencer | 4,514 | 1.8 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 3,396 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 246,895 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 110,511 | 70.7 | |
Republican | Carmen Maria Montiel | 40,941 | 26.2 | |
Independent | Vince Duncan | 2,766 | 1.7 | |
Libertarian | Phil Kurtz | 2,050 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 156,268 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
In the TV series The West Wing, Texas's 18th congressional district was represented by fictional Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos.
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