| Texas's 29th congressional district | |
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From 2023 to 2027, starting with the2022 elections From 2027, starting with the2026 elections Interactive map of district boundaries | |
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| Population (2024) | 755,796[2] |
| Median household income | $54,102[3] |
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| Cook PVI | D+12[4] |
Texas's 29th congressional district of theUnited States House of Representatives covers the eastern portion of theGreater Houston area in the state ofTexas. The current Representative from the 29th district isDemocratSylvia Garcia.
TheTexas State Legislature established the district as a majority-Hispanic or Latino district. DemocratGene Green, a non-Hispanic white, won the first election for the district in 1992 and held it for 13 terms.[5] In November 2017, Green announced that he would retire from Congress and would not run for re-election in 2018. Garcia won the election to succeed him.
For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[6]
HarrisCounty(9)
| Year | Office | Results[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 65% - 34% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68% - 32% |
| 2014 | Senate | Alameel 64% - 36% |
| Governor | Davis 66% - 34% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 73% - 23% |
| 2018 | Senate | O'Rourke 76% - 24% |
| Governor | Valdez 71% - 28% | |
| Lt. Governor | Collier 73% - 25% | |
| Attorney General | Nelson 74% - 24% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Chevalier 72% - 25% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68% - 31% |
| Senate | Hegar 66% - 31% | |
| 2022 | Governor | O'Rourke 68% - 30% |
| Lt. Governor | Collier 66% - 30% | |
| Attorney General | Mercedes Garza 68% - 30% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Dudding 64% - 31% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 60% - 39% |
| Senate | Allred 64% - 33% |
| Year | Office | Results[8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 67% - 32% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 69% - 31% |
| 2014 | Senate | Alameel 64% - 36% |
| Governor | Davis 67% - 33% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 72% - 24% |
| 2018 | Senate | O'Rourke 75% - 24% |
| Governor | Valdez 70% - 29% | |
| Lt. Governor | Collier 73% - 25% | |
| Attorney General | Nelson 74% - 24% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Chevalier 72% - 26% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 71% - 28% |
| Senate | Hegar 68% - 29% | |
| 2022 | Governor | O'Rourke 70% - 28% |
| Lt. Governor | Collier 69% - 28% | |
| Attorney General | Mercedes Garza 69% - 28% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Dudding 67% - 30% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 65% - 34% |
| Senate | Allred 68% - 29% |
| Representative (Residency) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 1993 | |||||
Gene Green (Houston) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-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. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | 1993–1997 [data missing] |
| 1997–2003 Parts ofHarris | |||||
| 2003–2005 Parts ofHarris | |||||
| 2005–2013 Parts ofHarris | |||||
| 2013–2023 Parts ofHarris[9] | |||||
Sylvia Garcia (Houston) | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | |
| 2023–present Parts ofHarris[10] | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (U.S.) | Gene Green (incumbent) | 78,256 | 94.1 | −1.0 | |
| Libertarian Party (U.S.) | Clifford Messina | 4,868 | 5.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 73,388 | 88.3 | |||
| Turnout | 83,124 | ||||
| Democratic Party (U.S.)hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (U.S.) | Gene Green (incumbent) | 37,174 | 74% | −20,1% | |
| Republican Party (U.S.) | Eric Story | 12,347 | 24% | +24% | |
| Majority | 24,827 | 50% | |||
| Turnout | 49,521 | ||||
| Democratic Party (U.S.)hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (U.S.) | Gene Green (incumbent) | 79,718 | 75% | +10.4 | |
| Republican Party (U.S.) | Eric Story | 25,512 | 24% | −10.1% | |
| Majority | 54,206 | 51% | |||
| Turnout | 105,230 | ||||
| Democratic Party (U.S.)hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (U.S.) | Gene Green (incumbent) | 43,185 | 64.6% | −10.4% | |
| Republican Party (U.S.) | Roy Morales | 22,756 | 34.1% | +10.1% | |
| Majority | 20,399 | 30.5% | |||
| Turnout | 65,941 | ||||
| Democratic Party (U.S.)hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 86,053 | 90.00 | |
| Libertarian | James Stanczak | 4,996 | 5.23 | |
| Green | Maria Selva | 4,562 | 4.77 | |
| Total votes | 95,611 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 41,321 | 79.6 | |
| Libertarian | James Stanczak | 4,822 | 10.4 | |
| Total votes | 46,143 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 95,649 | 72.5 | |
| Republican | Julio Garza | 31,646 | 24.0 | |
| Libertarian | N. Ruben Perez | 3,234 | 2.4 | |
| Green | James Partsch-Galvan | 1,453 | 1.1 | |
| Total votes | 131,982 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia | 88,188 | 75.1 | |
| Republican | Phillip Aronoff | 28,098 | 23.9 | |
| Libertarian | Cullen Burns | 1,199 | 1.0 | |
| Independent | Johnathan Garza (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 117,494 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) | 111,305 | 71.1 | |
| Republican | Jaimy Z. Blanco | 42,840 | 27.4 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Kurtz | 2,328 | 1.5 | |
| Total votes | 156,473 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) | 71,837 | 71.4 | |
| Republican | Robert Schafranek | 28,765 | 28.5 | |
| Total votes | 100,602 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sylvia Garcia (incumbent) | 98,842 | 65.2 | ||
| Republican | Alan Garza | 52,689 | 34.8 | ||
| Total votes | 151,531 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||


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