Texas's 24th congressional district - USA

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Texas' 24th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers much of the suburban area in between Fort Worth and Dallas in the state of Texas. The district centers along the Dallas-Tarrant county line, and includes the southeastern corner of Denton County as well. It was one of nine districts that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election while being held or won by a Republican.

Texas's 24th congressional district

Texas's 24th congressional district since January 3, 2013

Representative

Beth Van Duyne
R–Irving

Distribution

99.89% urban[1]
0.11% rural

Population (2021)

815,338[2]

Median household
income

$81,743[2]

Ethnicity

53.7% White
25.4% Hispanic
14.1% Black
13.6% Asian
3.2% other
0% Native American

Cook PVI

R+2[3]

Demographics

The district has about 529,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 57% are White, 16% Latino, 14% Black, and 10% Asian. Immigrants make up 4% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $81,900, and 46% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.[4]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	U.S. President	U.S. Senator	Governor
2000	Bush (R): 59 - 38%	—	—
2004	Bush (R): 65 - 35%	—	—
2008	McCain (R): 55 – 44%	[Data unknown/missing]	—
2012	Romney (R): 60 – 38%	Cruz (R): 60 – 37%	—
2016	Trump (R): 51 – 45%	—	—
2018	—	O'Rourke (D): 51 – 48%	Abbott (R): 54 – 44%
2020	Biden (D): 52 – 47%	—	—

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created January 3, 1973
Dale Milford (Grand Prairie)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost renomination.	1973–1975 [data unknown/missing]
Dale Milford (Grand Prairie)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	93rd 94th 95th		1975–1983 [data unknown/missing]
Martin Frost (Dallas)	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2005	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	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. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Redistricted to the 32nd district and lost re-election.	1975–1983 [data unknown/missing]
					1983–1985 [data unknown/missing]
					1985–1993 [data unknown/missing]
					1993–1997 Navarro; parts of Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant
					1997–2003 Navarro; parts of Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant
					2003–2005 Parts of Dallas and Tarrant
Kenny Marchant (Carrollton)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2021	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	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. Retired.	2005–2013 Parts of Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant
Kenny Marchant (Carrollton)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2021	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th		2013–present Parts of Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant
Beth Van Duyne (Irving)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	117th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.	2013–present Parts of Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant

Recent election results

2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kenny Marchant	154,435	64.0%	+30.0
	Democratic	Gary Page	82,599	34.2%	-30.5
	Libertarian	James Lawrence	4,340	1.8%	+0.4
Majority			71,836
Turnout			241,374	29.8%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+30.2

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	83,620	60.0%	-4.0
Democratic	Gary Page	51,833	37.0%	+2.8
Libertarian	Mark Frohman	4,211	3.0%	+1.2
Republican hold

2008

[5]

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	151,740	55.91%	-4.09
Democratic	Tom Love[6]	111,649	41.14%	+4.14
Libertarian	David A. Casey[7]	7,969	2.93%	+0.13
Republican hold

2010

[8]

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	81.6%
Libertarian	David Sparks	18.4%
Republican hold

2012

[9]

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	61%
Democratic	Tim Rusk	36%
Libertarian	John Stathas	3%
Republican hold

2014

[10]

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	93,446	65.1%
Democratic	Patrick McGehearty	46,360	32.3%
Libertarian	Mike Kolls	3,799	2.6%
Republican hold

2016

[11]

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	154,364	56.2%	-8.9
Democratic	Jan McDowell	107,845	39.3%	+7.0
Libertarian	Mike Kolls	8,574	3.1%	+0.5
Republican hold

2018

[12]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Kenny Marchant (incumbent)	133,317	50.6%	-5.6
Democratic	Jan McDowell	125,231	47.5%	+8.2
Libertarian	Mike Kolls	4,870	1.8%	-1.3
Republican hold

2020

[13]

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Beth Van Duyne	167,489	48.8%	-1.8
	Democratic	Candace Valenzuela	162,846	47.5%	-
	Libertarian	Darren Hamilton	5,630	1.6%	-0.2
	Independent	Steve Kuzmich	4,218	1.2%
	Independent	Mark Bauer	2,903	0.8%
Total votes			342,874	100.0%
	Republican hold

References

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