The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Texas took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected 36 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. This page focuses on the Republican Party primary election taking place in each district on March 6, 2018.
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One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Jefferson County, Texas | 0.48% | 1.61% | 2.25% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points. |
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 26.82% | 72.17% | R+45.3 | 22.76% | 75.13% | R+52.4 | R |
2 | 20.93% | 77.91% | R+57 | 17.59% | 79.78% | R+62.2 | R |
3 | 22.26% | 76.65% | R+54.4 | 21.37% | 75.80% | R+54.4 | R |
4 | 25.04% | 73.93% | R+48.9 | 22.70% | 74.70% | R+52 | R |
5 | 23.75% | 75.33% | R+51.6 | 20.20% | 77.72% | R+57.5 | R |
6 | 28.44% | 70.49% | R+42 | 28.89% | 67.98% | R+39.1 | R |
7 | 27.14% | 71.97% | R+44.8 | 24.48% | 73.09% | R+48.6 | R |
8 | 24.96% | 74.07% | R+49.1 | 21.12% | 76.63% | R+55.5 | R |
9 | 27.47% | 71.73% | R+44.3 | 22.23% | 76.13% | R+53.9 | R |
10 | 25.56% | 73.21% | R+47.7 | 25.20% | 71.62% | R+46.4 | R |
11 | 26.75% | 72.23% | R+45.5 | 24.48% | 72.79% | R+48.3 | R |
12 | 36.06% | 62.67% | R+26.6 | 32.54% | 64.35% | R+31.8 | R |
13 | 22.71% | 76.25% | R+53.5 | 20.47% | 77.18% | R+56.7 | R |
14 | 34.77% | 62.91% | R+28.1 | 38.79% | 54.03% | R+15.2 | R |
15 | 21.79% | 76.77% | R+55 | 28.86% | 66.69% | R+37.8 | R |
16 | 18.22% | 80.76% | R+62.5 | 18.80% | 78.35% | R+59.5 | R |
17 | 37.30% | 60.79% | R+23.5 | 33.92% | 62.02% | R+28.1 | R |
18 | 27.18% | 71.69% | R+44.5 | 23.96% | 73.47% | R+49.5 | R |
19 | 22.22% | 76.79% | R+54.6 | 17.21% | 81.00% | R+63.8 | R |
20 | 26.22% | 72.13% | R+45.9 | 25.81% | 70.27% | R+44.5 | R |
21 | 23.92% | 74.97% | R+51.1 | 21.50% | 76.09% | R+54.6 | R |
22 | 66.82% | 32.57% | D+34.3 | 65.95% | 31.80% | D+34.1 | D |
23 | 44.24% | 54.56% | R+10.3 | 40.89% | 55.86% | R+15 | R |
24 | 25.11% | 73.48% | R+48.4 | 27.42% | 68.20% | R+40.8 | R |
25 | 28.74% | 69.92% | R+41.2 | 27.55% | 69.14% | R+41.6 | R |
26 | 35.86% | 62.95% | R+27.1 | 45.81% | 50.71% | R+4.9 | R |
27 | 68.80% | 30.44% | D+38.4 | 70.03% | 27.23% | D+42.8 | D |
28 | 34.81% | 64.22% | R+29.4 | 43.01% | 53.21% | R+10.2 | R |
29 | 35.44% | 63.32% | R+27.9 | 41.21% | 54.83% | R+13.6 | R |
30 | 30.24% | 68.64% | R+38.4 | 26.80% | 70.36% | R+43.6 | R |
31 | 61.89% | 37.31% | D+24.6 | 55.47% | 42.31% | D+13.2 | D |
32 | 41.43% | 56.92% | R+15.5 | 42.04% | 53.45% | R+11.4 | R |
33 | 26.49% | 72.25% | R+45.8 | 31.27% | 64.67% | R+33.4 | R |
34 | 54.64% | 44.24% | D+10.4 | 53.40% | 43.18% | D+10.2 | D |
35 | 66.43% | 32.71% | D+33.7 | 63.43% | 33.59% | D+29.8 | D |
36 | 74.73% | 24.41% | D+50.3 | 73.70% | 23.21% | D+50.5 | D |
37 | 69.28% | 29.75% | D+39.5 | 68.98% | 27.77% | D+41.2 | D |
38 | 66.13% | 32.95% | D+33.2 | 65.76% | 30.74% | D+35 | D |
39 | 74.02% | 25.10% | D+48.9 | 70.48% | 26.40% | D+44.1 | D |
40 | 75.32% | 23.68% | D+51.6 | 70.73% | 25.91% | D+44.8 | D |
41 | 56.64% | 42.35% | D+14.3 | 59.53% | 36.87% | D+22.7 | D |
42 | 75.54% | 23.57% | D+52 | 73.73% | 23.49% | D+50.2 | D |
43 | 46.96% | 52.09% | R+5.1 | 43.79% | 53.10% | R+9.3 | R |
44 | 30.83% | 67.97% | R+37.1 | 30.22% | 65.99% | R+35.8 | R |
45 | 41.83% | 55.19% | R+13.4 | 44.53% | 49.14% | R+4.6 | R |
46 | 76.62% | 20.14% | D+56.5 | 78.16% | 16.34% | D+61.8 | D |
47 | 39.32% | 58.05% | R+18.7 | 46.98% | 47.16% | R+0.2 | R |
48 | 56.86% | 39.56% | D+17.3 | 65.17% | 28.12% | D+37 | D |
49 | 70.19% | 24.89% | D+45.3 | 76.63% | 16.65% | D+60 | D |
50 | 57.79% | 38.81% | D+19 | 63.38% | 30.05% | D+33.3 | D |
51 | 78.49% | 17.43% | D+61.1 | 79.52% | 14.04% | D+65.5 | D |
52 | 42.57% | 54.91% | R+12.3 | 46.12% | 47.56% | R+1.4 | R |
53 | 22.29% | 76.50% | R+54.2 | 20.74% | 76.30% | R+55.6 | R |
54 | 45.85% | 53.04% | R+7.2 | 44.07% | 51.07% | R+7 | R |
55 | 33.08% | 65.48% | R+32.4 | 31.96% | 63.28% | R+31.3 | R |
56 | 29.70% | 69.02% | R+39.3 | 31.16% | 64.82% | R+33.7 | R |
57 | 25.97% | 73.09% | R+47.1 | 22.50% | 75.69% | R+53.2 | R |
58 | 21.12% | 77.52% | R+56.4 | 18.84% | 77.90% | R+59.1 | R |
59 | 21.36% | 77.31% | R+56 | 19.19% | 77.44% | R+58.2 | R |
60 | 15.70% | 83.09% | R+67.4 | 13.33% | 84.19% | R+70.9 | R |
61 | 16.19% | 82.54% | R+66.3 | 14.49% | 82.74% | R+68.3 | R |
62 | 24.72% | 73.77% | R+49.1 | 20.89% | 76.05% | R+55.2 | R |
63 | 26.39% | 72.13% | R+45.7 | 30.22% | 65.26% | R+35 | R |
64 | 37.33% | 60.30% | R+23 | 40.00% | 54.49% | R+14.5 | R |
65 | 40.84% | 57.52% | R+16.7 | 46.51% | 48.62% | R+2.1 | R |
66 | 37.46% | 61.15% | R+23.7 | 46.24% | 49.45% | R+3.2 | R |
67 | 37.26% | 61.08% | R+23.8 | 44.69% | 50.41% | R+5.7 | R |
68 | 17.78% | 81.15% | R+63.4 | 14.23% | 83.37% | R+69.1 | R |
69 | 23.27% | 75.20% | R+51.9 | 20.26% | 76.12% | R+55.9 | R |
70 | 29.25% | 69.37% | R+40.1 | 32.82% | 62.78% | R+30 | R |
71 | 22.84% | 75.76% | R+52.9 | 21.49% | 74.23% | R+52.7 | R |
72 | 23.33% | 75.26% | R+51.9 | 21.45% | 74.81% | R+53.4 | R |
73 | 20.22% | 78.37% | R+58.2 | 21.25% | 75.11% | R+53.9 | R |
74 | 56.99% | 41.57% | D+15.4 | 56.27% | 39.58% | D+16.7 | D |
75 | 72.33% | 26.62% | D+45.7 | 73.74% | 21.38% | D+52.4 | D |
76 | 76.91% | 21.86% | D+55.1 | 77.93% | 17.86% | D+60.1 | D |
77 | 64.07% | 34.29% | D+29.8 | 68.79% | 25.97% | D+42.8 | D |
78 | 54.41% | 44.15% | D+10.3 | 59.28% | 35.16% | D+24.1 | D |
79 | 64.73% | 34.12% | D+30.6 | 68.62% | 26.73% | D+41.9 | D |
80 | 68.25% | 30.91% | D+37.3 | 65.06% | 32.31% | D+32.7 | D |
81 | 24.20% | 74.66% | R+50.5 | 26.33% | 70.49% | R+44.2 | R |
82 | 19.38% | 79.31% | R+59.9 | 20.58% | 75.76% | R+55.2 | R |
83 | 21.27% | 77.50% | R+56.2 | 19.94% | 76.49% | R+56.5 | R |
84 | 34.95% | 63.28% | R+28.3 | 35.12% | 59.58% | R+24.5 | R |
85 | 37.99% | 61.03% | R+23 | 41.09% | 56.10% | R+15 | R |
86 | 16.18% | 82.55% | R+66.4 | 16.16% | 80.17% | R+64 | R |
87 | 22.12% | 76.56% | R+54.4 | 21.74% | 74.43% | R+52.7 | R |
88 | 19.06% | 79.89% | R+60.8 | 16.48% | 80.59% | R+64.1 | R |
89 | 31.79% | 66.67% | R+34.9 | 36.08% | 59.03% | R+23 | R |
90 | 73.70% | 25.21% | D+48.5 | 74.97% | 21.48% | D+53.5 | D |
91 | 30.45% | 67.90% | R+37.5 | 32.14% | 63.08% | R+30.9 | R |
92 | 37.22% | 61.08% | R+23.9 | 40.54% | 54.66% | R+14.1 | R |
93 | 38.26% | 60.21% | R+21.9 | 40.40% | 54.84% | R+14.4 | R |
94 | 38.10% | 60.29% | R+22.2 | 40.87% | 54.30% | R+13.4 | R |
95 | 76.11% | 22.99% | D+53.1 | 74.24% | 22.89% | D+51.4 | D |
96 | 40.22% | 58.60% | R+18.4 | 42.55% | 53.74% | R+11.2 | R |
97 | 38.92% | 59.59% | R+20.7 | 42.59% | 52.42% | R+9.8 | R |
98 | 23.57% | 75.01% | R+51.4 | 28.91% | 66.33% | R+37.4 | R |
99 | 30.70% | 67.69% | R+37 | 32.12% | 63.36% | R+31.2 | R |
100 | 77.89% | 21.07% | D+56.8 | 77.24% | 19.30% | D+57.9 | D |
101 | 64.01% | 34.87% | D+29.1 | 66.06% | 30.36% | D+35.7 | D |
102 | 45.32% | 53.02% | R+7.7 | 52.27% | 42.74% | D+9.5 | R |
103 | 69.87% | 28.77% | D+41.1 | 73.55% | 22.33% | D+51.2 | D |
104 | 72.70% | 26.36% | D+46.3 | 75.60% | 20.85% | D+54.7 | D |
105 | 46.48% | 52.14% | R+5.7 | 52.13% | 43.60% | D+8.5 | R |
106 | 30.86% | 67.69% | R+36.8 | 35.83% | 59.70% | R+23.9 | R |
107 | 46.89% | 51.83% | R+4.9 | 52.37% | 43.40% | D+9 | D |
108 | 39.31% | 58.99% | R+19.7 | 50.32% | 44.01% | D+6.3 | R |
109 | 81.75% | 17.68% | D+64.1 | 81.55% | 16.42% | D+65.1 | D |
110 | 88.74% | 10.77% | D+78 | 86.76% | 11.25% | D+75.5 | D |
111 | 77.24% | 22.06% | D+55.2 | 77.40% | 20.17% | D+57.2 | D |
112 | 43.50% | 55.03% | R+11.5 | 48.28% | 47.10% | D+1.2 | R |
113 | 46.31% | 52.53% | R+6.2 | 49.13% | 47.23% | D+1.9 | R |
114 | 43.48% | 55.23% | R+11.7 | 52.14% | 43.21% | D+8.9 | R |
115 | 43.23% | 55.27% | R+12 | 51.54% | 43.64% | D+7.9 | R |
116 | 60.53% | 37.80% | D+22.7 | 63.73% | 31.10% | D+32.6 | D |
117 | 51.99% | 46.85% | D+5.1 | 53.23% | 42.14% | D+11.1 | D |
118 | 55.33% | 43.41% | D+11.9 | 55.58% | 40.41% | D+15.2 | D |
119 | 60.26% | 38.58% | D+21.7 | 60.13% | 36.08% | D+24.1 | D |
120 | 64.75% | 34.11% | D+30.6 | 63.51% | 32.10% | D+31.4 | D |
121 | 37.61% | 60.88% | R+23.3 | 43.42% | 51.69% | R+8.3 | R |
122 | 30.87% | 67.87% | R+37 | 37.75% | 57.87% | R+20.1 | R |
123 | 61.36% | 36.80% | D+24.6 | 65.02% | 30.27% | D+34.7 | D |
124 | 60.94% | 37.65% | D+23.3 | 62.19% | 33.04% | D+29.1 | D |
125 | 59.11% | 39.59% | D+19.5 | 61.62% | 33.69% | D+27.9 | D |
126 | 36.72% | 62.08% | R+25.4 | 43.00% | 52.94% | R+9.9 | R |
127 | 29.60% | 69.21% | R+39.6 | 34.90% | 61.23% | R+26.3 | R |
128 | 26.59% | 72.37% | R+45.8 | 28.77% | 68.15% | R+39.4 | R |
129 | 33.88% | 64.47% | R+30.6 | 40.06% | 55.33% | R+15.3 | R |
130 | 22.81% | 75.91% | R+53.1 | 27.96% | 68.06% | R+40.1 | R |
131 | 83.65% | 15.69% | D+68 | 84.29% | 13.35% | D+70.9 | D |
132 | 39.77% | 58.92% | R+19.2 | 45.68% | 50.04% | R+4.4 | R |
133 | 30.41% | 68.14% | R+37.7 | 41.12% | 54.52% | R+13.4 | R |
134 | 41.74% | 56.39% | R+14.7 | 55.09% | 39.61% | D+15.5 | R |
135 | 39.86% | 58.83% | R+19 | 46.82% | 48.89% | R+2.1 | R |
136 | 41.43% | 55.34% | R+13.9 | 47.69% | 45.16% | D+2.5 | R |
137 | 63.91% | 34.49% | D+29.4 | 67.00% | 28.92% | D+38.1 | D |
138 | 39.30% | 59.18% | R+19.9 | 47.85% | 47.78% | D+0.1 | R |
139 | 75.62% | 23.61% | D+52 | 76.12% | 20.61% | D+55.5 | D |
140 | 70.10% | 28.98% | D+41.1 | 75.09% | 21.87% | D+53.2 | D |
141 | 87.41% | 12.07% | D+75.3 | 85.19% | 12.59% | D+72.6 | D |
142 | 77.41% | 21.97% | D+55.4 | 76.20% | 20.97% | D+55.2 | D |
143 | 67.18% | 31.86% | D+35.3 | 71.02% | 26.02% | D+45 | D |
144 | 50.77% | 47.88% | D+2.9 | 57.75% | 38.37% | D+19.4 | D |
145 | 60.26% | 38.28% | D+22 | 66.92% | 28.72% | D+38.2 | D |
146 | 78.82% | 20.05% | D+58.8 | 79.43% | 17.32% | D+62.1 | D |
147 | 78.07% | 20.30% | D+57.8 | 78.99% | 16.78% | D+62.2 | D |
148 | 56.59% | 41.08% | D+15.5 | 63.82% | 30.50% | D+33.3 | D |
149 | 58.76% | 40.12% | D+18.6 | 64.25% | 32.50% | D+31.8 | D |
150 | 30.28% | 68.55% | R+38.3 | 36.63% | 59.18% | R+22.6 | R |
Total | 41.40% | 57.19% | R+15.8 | 43.48% | 52.53% | R+9.1 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
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