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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 Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, who was first elected in 2016.

"TX-15" redirects here. TX-15 may also refer to Texas State Highway 15.

Texas's 15th congressional district
Texas's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Vicente Gonzalez
D–McAllen
Distribution
  • 86.67% urban[1]
  • 13.33% rural
Population (2021)816,197[2]
Median household
income		$49,854[3]
Ethnicity
  • 81.87% Hispanic
  • 15.1% White
  • 1.58% Black
  • 1.17% Asian
  • 0.28% Native American
Cook PVID+3[4]

Currently, the 15th Congressional District composes of a narrow strip of land running from Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley northwards to Seguin in Guadalupe County, to the east of San Antonio. The current boundaries of the district include the entire Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, and Live Oak counties, and parts of Guadalupe, Hidalgo, and Wilson counties. The largest city fully in the district is McAllen, on the Mexico border.

The district has generally given its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only seven people, all Democrats, 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. Owing to redistricting, incumbent Gonzalez in the 2022 election is running in the 34th congressional district. Michelle Vallejo, businesswoman, is the Democratic nominee. Monica de la Cruz, insurance agent, is the Republican nominee.


Election results from presidential races


Year Office Result
2000 President Gore 54 - 44%
2004 President Bush 51 - 49%
2008 President Obama 60 - 40%
2012 President Obama 57 - 42%
2016 President Clinton 56 - 40%
2020 President Biden 50 - 48%

List of members representing the district


Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history Counties
District created March 4, 1903

John N. Garner		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1933		 58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 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.
Re-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.
Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.		 1903–1911
[data unknown/missing]
1911–1919
[data unknown/missing]
1919–1935
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant March 4, 1933 –
April 23, 1933		 73rd

Milton H. West		 Democratic April 23, 1933 –
October 28, 1948		 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th		 Elected to finish Garner's term.
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.
1935–1959
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant October 28, 1948 –
December 4, 1948		 80th

Lloyd Bentsen		 Democratic December 4, 1948 –
January 3, 1955		 80th
81st
82nd
83rd		 Elected to finish West's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.

Joe M. Kilgore		 Democratic January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1965		 84th
85th
86th
87th
88th		 Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Retired.
1959–1967
[data unknown/missing]

Kika de la Garza		 Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1997		 89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th		 Elected in 1964.
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.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
1967–1969
[data unknown/missing]
1969–1973
[data unknown/missing]
1973–1975
[data unknown/missing]
1975–1983
[data unknown/missing]
1983–1985
[data unknown/missing]
1985–1993
[data unknown/missing]
1993–2003
Bee, Brooks, De Witt, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Live Oak, San Patricio, and Willacy

Rubén Hinojosa		 Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2017		 105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th		 Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
2003–2005
Bee, Brooks, Goliad, Hidalgo, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, and San Patricio
2005–2007

Bastrop, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Colorado, De Witt, Fayette, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Lavaca, Refugio, and San Patricio
2007–2013

Bee, Brooks, Cameron, De Witt, Duval, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, and San Patricio
2013–present

Brooks, Duval, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Live Oak, and Wilson

Vicente Gonzalez		 Democratic January 3, 2017 –
present		 115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 34th district.
Monica de la Cruz Republican January 2, 2023 –
 118th New seat by redistricting and elected in 2022.

Election results


1920 • 1922 • 1924 • 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 (Special) • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020


1920


1920 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John N. Garner (incumbent) 10,265 100.00
Total votes 10,265 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1922


1922 United States House of Representatives elections[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John N. Garner (incumbent) 14,366 100.00
Total votes 14,366 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1924


1924 United States House of Representatives elections[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John N. Garner (incumbent) 22,776 100.00
Total votes 22,776 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1926


1926 United States House of Representatives elections[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1928


1928 United States House of Representatives elections[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1930


1930 United States House of Representatives elections[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1932


1932 United States House of Representatives elections[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1933 (Special)


1933 Texas's 15th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1934


1934 United States House of Representatives elections[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Milton H. West (Incumbent) 20,102 100.00
Total votes 20,102 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1936


1936 United States House of Representatives elections[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1938


1938 United States House of Representatives elections[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1940


1940 United States House of Representatives elections[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1942


1942 United States House of Representatives elections[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Milton H. West (Incumbent) 12,169 100.00
Total votes 12,169 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1944


1944 United States House of Representatives elections[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1946


1946 United States House of Representatives elections[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1948 (Special)


1948 Texas's 15th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1948


1948 United States House of Representatives elections[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) 27,402 100.00
Total votes 27,402 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1950


1950 United States House of Representatives elections[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) 18,524 100.00
Total votes 18,524 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1952


1952 United States House of Representatives elections[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lloyd Bentsen (Incumbent) 63,767 100.00
Total votes 63,767 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1954


1954 United States House of Representatives elections[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe M. Kilgore 29,113 100.00
Total votes 29,113 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1956


1956 United States House of Representatives elections[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) 64,011 100.00
Total votes 64,011 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1958


1958 United States House of Representatives elections[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) 28,404 100.00
Total votes 28,404 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1960


1960 United States House of Representatives elections[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) 76,421 100.00
Total votes 76,421 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1962


1962 United States House of Representatives elections[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe M. Kilgore (Incumbent) 53,552 100.00
Total votes 53,552 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1964


1964 United States House of Representatives elections[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1966


1966 United States House of Representatives elections[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 33,129 100.00
Total votes 33,129 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1968


1968 United States House of Representatives elections[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 57,618 100.00
Total votes 57,618 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1970


1970 United States House of Representatives elections[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1972


1972 United States House of Representatives elections[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 73,994 100.00
Total votes 73,994 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1974


1974 United States House of Representatives elections[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 42,567 100.00
Total votes 42,567 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1976


1976 United States House of Representatives elections[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1978


1978 United States House of Representatives elections[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1980


1980 United States House of Representatives elections[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1982


1982 United States House of Representatives elections[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1984


1984 United States House of Representatives elections[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 104,863 100.00
Total votes 104,863 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1986


1986 United States House of Representatives elections[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 70,077 100.00
Total votes 70,077 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1988


1988 United States House of Representatives elections[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1990


1990 United States House of Representatives elections[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (Incumbent) 72,461 100.00
Total votes 138,283 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1992


1992 United States House of Representatives elections[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1994


1994 United States House of Representatives elections[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1996


1996 United States House of Representatives elections[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

1998


1998 United States House of Representatives elections[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) 47,957 58.35
Republican Tom Haughey 34,221 41.65
Total votes 82,178 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000


2000 United States House of Representatives elections[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2002


2002 United States House of Representatives elections[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) 66,311 100.0
Total votes 66,311 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004


2004 United States House of Representatives elections[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2006 (Special)


2006 United States House of Representatives elections[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2008


2008 United States House of Representatives elections[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rubén Hinojosa (Incumbent) 107,578 67.28
Republican Eddie Zamora 52,303 32.72
Total votes 159,881 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010


2010 United States House of Representatives elections[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2012


2012 United States House of Representatives elections[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2014


2014 United States House of Representatives elections[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2016


2016 United States House of Representatives elections[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2018


2018 United States House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2020


2020 United States House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vicente Gonzalez (incumbent) 115,605 50.05
Republican Monica De la Cruz-Hernandez 109,017 47.06
Libertarian Ross Lynn Leone 4,295 1.09
Total votes 228,917 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries


2007 - 2013
2007 - 2013

See also



References


Specific
  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".
  4. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. 1920 election results
  6. 1922 election results
  7. 1924 election results
  8. 1926 election results
  9. 1928 election results
  10. 1930 election results
  11. 1932 election results
  12. 1934 election results
  13. 1936 election results
  14. 1938 election results
  15. 1940 election results
  16. 1942 election results
  17. 1944 election results
  18. 1946 election results
  19. 1948 election results
  20. 1950 election results
  21. 1952 election results
  22. 1954 election results
  23. 1956 election results
  24. 1958 election results
  25. 1960 election results
  26. 1962 election results
  27. 1964 election results
  28. 1966 election results
  29. 1968 election results
  30. 1970 election results
  31. 1972 election results
  32. 1974 election results
  33. 1976 election results
  34. 1978 election results
  35. 1980 election results
  36. 1982 election results
  37. 1984 election results
  38. 1986 election results
  39. 1988 election results
  40. 1990 election results
  41. 1992 election results
  42. 1994 election results
  43. 1996 election results
  44. 1998 election results
  45. 2000 election results
  46. 2002 election results
  47. 2004 election results
  48. 2006 election results
  49. 2008 election results
  50. 2010 election results
  51. 2012 election results
  52. 2014 election results
  53. 2016 election results
General
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
December 7, 1931 – March 4, 1933		 Succeeded by



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