Texas's 36th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections for a seat in the

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won the general election, and represented the new district. On December 9, 2013, Stockman announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014, and would instead challenge incumbent

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in the Republican senatorial primary, and was succeeded in the U.S. House by

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. Texas's 36th congressional district is located in

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and includes all of Chambers, Hardin,

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, and Tyler counties, plus portions of southeastern Harris County and northwestern Jefferson County. The

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is within the district. Having only recently been established, the 36th district is one of only two districts in Texas (the other being the 31st district) that has never been represented by a member of the Democratic Party.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: Chambers County (9) : All 9 communities Hardin County (7) : All 7 communities Harris County (16) : Baytown (part; also

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; shared with Chambers County),

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(part; also

and 29th), Deer Park, El Lago,

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(part; also 14th; shared with

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(part; also

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, 9th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 38th; shared with Fort Bend and Montgomery counties), La Porte,

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(part; also 14th; shared with

), Morgan's Point,

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(part; also 29th), Pearland (part; also 22nd; shared with

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), Seabrook, Shoreacres,

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, Webster Jasper County (6) : All 6 communities Jefferson County (5) : Beaumont (part; also 14th), Bevil Oaks,

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, Fannett (part; also 14th),

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Liberty County (16) : All 16 communities Newton County (3) : All 3 communities Tyler County (6) : All 6 communities

List of members representing the district

Election results

The first iteration of the district included portions of four previous congressional districts that were represented by: *

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: Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, Orange, Hardin Counties and a portion of Liberty County *

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: the other portion of Liberty County and a portion of northeast Harris County *

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: Chambers County *

Gene Green Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving for 13 terms. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included most of eastern Houston, including portion ...

: a portion of east Harris County *

Pete Olson Peter Graham Olson (born December 9, 1962) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021. His district included much of southern Houston, as well as most of the city's southwestern suburbs such as Katy, ...

: a portion of southeast Harris County In 2012, there were twelve candidates for the Republican nomination, one candidate for the Democratic nomination, one Libertarian candidate and one independent candidate. Candidates in the 2014 primary included Republicans Phil Fitzgerald, John Amdur, Doug Centilli, Dave Norman, Chuck Meyer and Kim I. Morrell, and Democrat Michael K. Cole.

2024

References

External links

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