Texas's 9th congressional district

Texas's 9th congressional district
Texas's 9th congressional district
	Texas's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative	Al Green; D–Houston
Distribution	99.97% urban; 0.03% rural;
Population (2023)	764,812
Median household; income	$62,467
Ethnicity	39.3% Hispanic; 35.8% Black; 12.4% White; 9.7% Asian; 2.0% Two or more races; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	D+26

Texas's 9th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the southwestern portion of the Greater Houston area in Texas. The current Representative for the district, since 2005, is Democrat Al Green.

From 1967 to 2005, the 9th covered an area stretching from Galveston through Houston to Beaumont. Much of that area is now the 2nd district. Most of the area now in the 9th was in the 25th district from 1983 to 2005.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Term	Cong ess	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1883
Roger Q. Mills (Corsicana)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 23, 1892	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant		March 23, 1892 – June 14, 1892	52nd
Edwin Le Roy Antony (Cameron)	Democratic	June 14, 1892 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected to finish Mills's term. [data missing]
Joseph D. Sayers (Bastrop)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – January 16, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Resigned when elected Governor of Texas.
Vacant		January 16, 1899 – March 3, 1899	55th
Albert S. Burleson (Austin)	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 10th district.
George F. Burgess (Gonzales)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1917	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data missing]
Joseph J. Mansfield (Columbus)	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – July 12, 1947	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Died.
Vacant		July 12, 1947 – August 23, 1947	80th
Clark W. Thompson (Galveston)	Democratic	August 23, 1947 – December 30, 1966	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected to finish Mansfield's term. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Resigned.
Vacant		December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967	89th
Jack Brooks (Beaumont)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1995	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election.
Steve Stockman (Beaumont)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Nick Lampson (Beaumont)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005	105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
Al Green (Houston)	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – present	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th	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. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

Election results from presidential races

Year	Office	Result
2000	President	Bush 53 - 44%
2004	President	Kerry 70 - 30%
2008	President	Obama 77 - 23%
2012	President	Obama 78 - 21%
2016	President	Clinton 79 - 18%
2020	President	Biden 76 - 23%

Election results

2004

US House election, 2004: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green	114,462	72.2	+13.6
	Republican	Arlette Molina	42,132	26.6	−13.7
	Libertarian	Stacey Bourland	1,972	1.2	+0.2
Majority			72,330	45.6
Turnout			158,566
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.7

2006

US House election, 2006: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	60,253	100	+27.8
Majority			60,253	100
Turnout			60,253
	Democratic hold		Swing	+54.4

2008

US House election, 2008: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	143,868	93.65	−6.35
	Libertarian	Brad Walters	9,760	6.35	+6.35
Majority			134,108	87.30	−12.70
Turnout			153,628
	Democratic hold		Swing

2010

US House election, 2010: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	80,107	75.74	−17.91
	Republican	Steve Mueller	24,201	22.88	+22.88
	Libertarian	Michael W. Hope	1,459	1.38	−4.97
Majority			55,906	52.86	−34.44
Turnout			105,767
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012

US House election, 2012: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	144,075	78.49	+2.75
	Republican	Steve Mueller	36,139	19.69	−3.19
	Green	Vanessa Foster	1,743	0.95	+0.95
	Libertarian	John Wieder	1,609	0.88	−0.50
Majority			107,936	58.80	+5.94
Turnout			183,566
	Democratic hold		Swing

2014

US House election, 2014: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	78,109	90.82	+12.33
	Libertarian	Johnny Johnson	7,894	9.18	+8.30
Majority			70,215	81.64	+22.84
Turnout			86,003
	Democratic hold		Swing

2016

US House election, 2016: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	152,032	80.64	−10.18
	Republican	Jeff Martin	36,491	19.36	+19.36
Majority			115,541	61.28	−20.36
Turnout			188,523
	Democratic hold		Swing

2018

US House election, 2018: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	136,256	89.06	+8.42
	Libertarian	Phil Kurtz	5,940	3.88	+3.88
	Independent	Benjamin Hernandez	5,774	3.77	+3.77
	Independent	Kesha Rogers	5,031	3.29	+3.29
Majority			130,316	85.18	+23.90
Turnout			153,001
	Democratic hold		Swing

2020

US House election, 2020: Texas District 9^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	172,938	75.5
	Republican	Johnny Teague	49,575	21.6
	Libertarian	Joe Sosa	6,594	2.9
Total votes			229,107	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

US House election, 2022: Texas District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Green (incumbent)	125,446	76.7
	Republican	Jimmy Leon	38,161	23.3
Total votes			163,607	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

From 1967 to 2005, the district included the Johnson Space Center, and from 1935 to 2005, it took in Galveston.

References

^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

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

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[1] "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[TXgenr-5] "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

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