| Texas's 15th congressional district | |
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Texas's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2023.
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| Population (2022) | 776,813[2] |
| Median household income | $55,382[3] |
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| Cook PVI | R+1[4] |
Texas's 15th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes a thin section of the far south of the state of Texas. The district's current Representative is Republican Monica De La Cruz. Elected in 2022, de la Cruz is the first Republican and woman to represent the district.
Currently, the 15th Congressional District composes of a narrow strip of land running from western Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley northwards to eastern Guadalupe County, to the east of San Antonio. The district includes the entirety of Brooks, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Karnes, and Wilson counties between Hidalgo and Guadalupe counties.
The district has generally given its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only eight people, seven Democrats and one Republican, have ever represented it. The district's best-known Representative was John Nance Garner, who represented the district from its creation in 1903 until 1933, and was Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933. He ran with Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns, and was elected Vice President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941. The district was one of the first Latino-majority districts in the country, and has been represented by Latino congressmen since 1965.
Notably, this district narrowly voted more Republican in the House elections than the nation as a whole in 2020. Vincente Gonzalez won by 2.9 points while Democrats won the national vote by a combined 3.1 percentage points. It also voted more Republican than the national average while voting Democratic in the 2020 United States presidential election, and the difference between the national vote and the result was wider in the presidential election than the House. Due to redistricting, incumbent Gonzalez in the 2022 election ran in the 34th congressional district. The Republican nominee, former insurance agent Monica de la Cruz defeated the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Michelle Vallejo.
Results under current lines (since 2023)[5]
| Year | Office | Result |
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| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 53 - 47% |
| Governor | Abbott 50 - 50% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 55 - 42% |
| 2018 | Senate | O’Rourke 56 - 44% |
| Governor | Valdez 50 - 49% | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Collier 54 - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Nelson 55 - 43% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 51 - 48% |
| Senate | Cornyn 51 - 46% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 52 - 46% |
| Lieutenant Governor | Patrick 52 - 45% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 51 - 47% [6] |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (incumbent) | 10,265 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 10,265 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (incumbent) | 14,366 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 14,366 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (incumbent) | 22,776 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 22,776 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (Incumbent) | 13,548 | 82.75 | |
| Republican | Hardie F. Jefferies | 2,823 | 17.25 | |
| Total votes | 16,371 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (Incumbent) | 28,417 | 99.99 | |
| Independent | J.L. Burd | 1 | 0.003 | |
| Total votes | 28,418 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (Incumbent) | 20,733 | 77.50 | |
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 6,016 | 22.50 | |
| Total votes | 26,749 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John N. Garner (Incumbent) | 44,318 | 85.75 | |
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 7,362 | 14.25 | |
| Total votes | 51,680 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West | 13,546 | 91.20 | |
| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 1,302 | 8.80 | |
| Total votes | 14,848 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 20,102 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 20,102 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 29,508 | 82.53 | |
| Independent | J.A. Simpson | 6,244 | 17.47 | |
| Total votes | 35,752 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 18,558 | 99.99 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 2 | 0.010 | |
| Total votes | 18,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 31,800 | 92.36 | |
| Republican | J.A. Simpson | 2,628 | 7.64 | |
| Total votes | 34,428 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 12,169 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 12,169 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 36,362 | 99.98 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 5 | 0.013 | |
| Total votes | 36,367 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Milton H. West (Incumbent) | 14,623 | 99.98 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 3 | 0.020 | |
| Total votes | 14,626 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen | 2,396 | 100.00 | |
| Other write-in votes | Charles McNelly | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 2,397 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) | 27,402 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 27,402 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) | 18,524 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 18,524 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) | 63,767 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 63,767 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore | 29,113 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 29,113 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) | 64,011 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 64,011 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) | 28,404 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 28,404 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) | 76,421 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 76,421 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) | 53,552 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 53,552 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza | 66,897 | 69.36 | |
| Republican | Joe B. Coulter | 29,551 | 30.64 | |
| Total votes | 96,448 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 33,129 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 33,129 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 57,618 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 57,618 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 54,498 | 76.16 | |
| Republican | Ben A. Martinez | 17,049 | 23.82 | |
| Other write-in votes | Write-in votes | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes | 71,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 73,994 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 73,994 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 42,567 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 42,567 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 102,837 | 74.36 | |
| Republican | R.L. (Lendy) McDonald | 35,446 | 25.64 | |
| Total votes | 138,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 54,560 | 66.20 | |
| Republican | R.L. (Lendy) McDonald | 27,853 | 33.80 | |
| Total votes | 82,413 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 105,325 | 70.02 | |
| Republican | R.L. (Lendy) McDonald | 45,090 | 29.98 | |
| Total votes | 150,145 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 76,544 | 95.67 | |
| Libertarian | Frank L. Jones III | 3,458 | 4.33 | |
| Total votes | 80,002 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 104,863 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 104,863 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 70,077 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 70,077 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 93,672 | 93.85 | |
| Libertarian | Gloria Joyce Hendrix | 6,133 | 6.15 | |
| Total votes | 99,805 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 72,461 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 138,283 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 86,351 | 60.42 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 56,549 | 39.58 | |
| Total votes | 142,900 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) | 61,527 | 58.95 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 41,119 | 39.39 | |
| Independent | John c.c. Hamilton | 1,720 | 1.64 | |
| Total votes | 104,366 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa | 86,347 | 62.28 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 50,914 | 36.72 | |
| Natural Law | Rob Wofford | 1,333 | 1.00 | |
| Total votes | 138,621 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 47,957 | 58.35 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 34,221 | 41.65 | |
| Total votes | 82,178 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 106,570 | 88.47 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Jones | 13,167 | 10.93 | |
| Write-in | Israel Cantu | 711 | 0.60 | |
| Total votes | 120,448 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 66,311 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 66,311 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 96,089 | 57.76 | |
| Republican | Michael D. Thamm | 67,917 | 40.82 | |
| Libertarian | William R. Cady | 2,352 | 1.41 | |
| Total votes | 166,358 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 43,236 | 61.77 | |
| Republican | Paul B. Haring | 16,601 | 23.72 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 10,150 | 14.51 | |
| Total votes | 69,987 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 107,578 | 67.28 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 52,303 | 32.72 | |
| Total votes | 159,881 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 53,546 | 55.73 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 39.964 | 41.59 | |
| Libertarian | Aaron I. Cohn | 2,570 | 2.68 | |
| Total votes | 96,080 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 89,296 | 60.88 | |
| Republican | Dale Brueggemann | 54,056 | 36.85 | |
| Libertarian | Ron Finch | 3,309 | 2.27 | |
| Total votes | 146,661 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) | 48,708 | 54.01 | |
| Republican | Eddie Zamora | 39,016 | 43.26 | |
| Libertarian | Johnny Partain | 2,460 | 2.73 | |
| Total votes | 90,184 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Vicente Gonzalez | 101,712 | 57.31 | |
| Republican | Tim Westley | 66,877 | 37.68 | |
| Green | Vanessa S. Tijerina | 5,448 | 3.07 | |
| Libertarian | Ross Lynn Leone | 3,442 | 1.94 | |
| Total votes | 177,479 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Vicente Gonzalez (incumbent) | 98,333 | 59.07 | |
| Republican | Tim Westley | 63,862 | 38.07 | |
| Libertarian | Anthony Cristo | 2,607 | 1.06 | |
| Total votes | 164,802 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Vicente Gonzalez (incumbent) | 115,605 | 50.05 | |
| Republican | Monica De La Cruz | 109,017 | 47.06 | |
| Libertarian | Ross Lynn Leone | 4,295 | 1.09 | |
| Total votes | 228,917 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Monica De La Cruz | 80,978 | 53.31 | ||
| Democratic | Michelle Vallejo | 68,097 | 44.83 | ||
| Libertarian | Ross Leone | 2,814 | 1.85 | ||
| Total votes | 151,889 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Home district of the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives December 7, 1931 – March 4, 1933 |
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27°45′00″N 98°15′48″W / 27.75000°N 98.26333°W / 27.75000; -98.26333
