Texas's 28th congressional district

Texas's 28th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers a strip in deep south Texas starting south of San Antonio, and ending at the U.S.-Mexico border. The current Representative from the 28th district is Henry Cuellar.

Texas's 28th congressional district
Texas's 28th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Henry Cuellar
D–Laredo
Distribution
  • 82.75% urban[1]
  • 17.25% rural
Population (2019)772,410[2]
Median household
income		$53,597[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+9[3]

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created January 3, 1993

Frank Tejeda		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 30, 1997		 103rd
104th
105th		 Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Died.		 1993–2003
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant January 30, 1997 –
April 17, 1997		 105th

Ciro Rodriguez		 Democratic April 17, 1997 –
January 3, 2005		 105th
106th
107th
108th		 Elected to finish Tejeda's term.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Lost renomination in a redistricting contest after the 2003 Texas redistricting.
2003–2005
[data unknown/missing]

Henry Cuellar		 Democratic January 3, 2005 –
present		 109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 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.

 2005–2007
2007–2013
2013–present

Recent election results

2004 election
US House election, 2004: Texas District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Cuellar 106,323 59.0 -12.1
Republican James Hopson 69,538 38.6 +11.7
Libertarian Ken Ashby 4,305 2.4 +0.3
Majority 36,785 20.4
Turnout 180,166
Democratic hold Swing -11.9

2006 election

On June 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Texas legislature's redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act in the case of Texas's 23rd congressional district. As a result, on August 4, 2006, a three-judge panel announced replacement district boundaries for 2006 election for the 23rd district, which affected the boundaries of the 15th, 21st, 25th and 28th districts.

On election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, or a "jungle primary"; any candidate to receive more than 50% of the vote wins the seat. Otherwise, a runoff election in December will decide the seat.[4]

Cuellar retained his seat in the 28th district.

2008 election
US House election, 2008: Texas District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Cuellar 123,494 68.7 +9.7
Republican Jim Fish 52,524 29.2 -9.38
Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone 3,722 2.1 -0.3
Majority 70,969
Turnout 179,740
Democratic hold Swing +10.0

2010 election
US House election, 2010: Texas District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Cuellar 62,773 56.34 -12.4
Republican Bryan Underwood 46,740 41.95 +12.75
Libertarian Stephen Kaat 1,889 1.7 -0.4
Majority 14,144 12.69
Turnout 111,402
Democratic hold Swing

2012 election
US House election, 2012, Texas District 28[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Cuellar (Incumbent) 112,456 67.89
Republican William R. Hayward 49,309 29.77
Libertarian Patrick Hisel 2,473 1.49
Green Michael D. Cary 1,407 0.85
Total votes 165,645 100.0

2014 election
US House election, 2014: Texas District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Cuellar 62,508 82.1
Libertarian Will Alkens 10,153 13.3
Green Michael Cary 3,475 4.6
Majority
Turnout 76,136 100
Democratic hold Swing

2016 election
US House election, 2016: Texas District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Cuellar 122,086 66.2
Republican Zeffen Hardin 57,740 31.3
Green Michael Cary 4,616 2.5
Majority
Turnout 184,442 100
Democratic hold Swing

2018 election
Texas's 28th congressional district, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Cuellar (incumbent) 117,494 84.4
Libertarian Arthur Thomas IV 21,732 15.6
Total votes 139,226 100
Democratic hold

2020 election
Texas's 28th congressional district, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Cuellar (incumbent) 137,494 58.3
Republican Sandra Whitten 91,925 39.0
Libertarian Bekah Congdon 6,425 2.7
Total votes 235,844 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. "Austin American-Statesman". August 4, 2006.
  5. "Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2012 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 31, 2013.


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