Texas's 9th congressional district

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.

Texas's 9th congressional district
Texas's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Al Green
DHouston
Distribution
  • 99.97% urban[1]
  • 0.03% rural
Population (2019)769,335[2]
Median household
income
$49,147[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+29[4]

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 created March 4, 1883

Roger Q. Mills
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 23, 1892
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
Redistricted from the 4th district.
Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant March 23, 1892 –
June 14, 1892
52nd

Edwin Le Roy Antony
Democratic June 14, 1892 –
March 3, 1893
Elected to finish Mills's term.
[data unknown/missing]

Joseph D. Sayers
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
January 16, 1899
53rd
54th
55th
Redistricted from the 10th district.
Resigned when elected Governor of Texas.
Vacant January 16, 1899 –
March 3, 1899
55th

Albert S. Burleson
Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903
56th
57th
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 10th district.

George F. Burgess
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1917
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
Redistricted from the 10th district.
[data unknown/missing]

Joseph J. Mansfield
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
July 12, 1947
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
[data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant July 12, 1947 –
August 23, 1947
80th

Clark W. Thompson
Democratic August 23, 1947 –
December 30, 1966
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
Elected to finish Mansfield's term.
Resigned.
Vacant December 30, 1966 –
January 3, 1967
89th

Jack Brooks
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.
[data unknown/missing]

Steve Stockman
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997
104th [data unknown/missing]

Nick Lampson
Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2005
105th
106th
107th
108th
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.

Al Green
Democratic January 3, 2005 –
present
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2004.

Election results

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
US House election, 2006: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 60,253 100 +27.8
Majority 60,253 100
Turnout 60,253
Democratic hold Swing +54.4
US House election, 2008: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 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
US House election, 2010: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 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
US House election, 2012: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 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
US House election, 2014: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 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
US House election, 2016: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 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
US House election, 2018: Texas District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Al Green 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


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

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

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

See also

References


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