The district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census, due to the population growth in Texas and Denton County, specifically in its southern sector. Since its creation, the district has been based in Denton County, one of Texas' fastest-growing counties.
Democrat Tom Vandergriff was the first person to represent the district, winning in 1982. Vandergriff narrowly lost to Republican Dick Armey in 1984, and the seat has continuously been held by Republicans ever since. Indeed, since Vandergriff's defeat in 1984, no Democrat has crossed the 40 percent mark. As Denton County has become overwhelmingly Republican in recent years (all but one county officeholder is Republican, as are all members of the Texas Legislature representing the county), the 26th district is considered a "safe seat" for the GOP.
Since the 2010 redistricting, the 26th district has included most of Denton County (except the southeast portion) and a portion of north central Tarrant County.
However, the district has been trending Democratic in recent years. Donald Trump carried it by 14 points in 2020, while Mitt Romney had carried it by 37 in 2012.
After the 2020 census, rapid growth resulted in significant changes in the composition of the district. For the first time since the district's creation, the City of Denton, the county seat of Denton County, will not be a part of the district. It was instead shifted to the Panhandle-based 13th district. The 26th also lost its small share of Frisco. To make up for the loss of population, portions of Wise County and all of Cooke County will become part of the district. Lewisville will become the largest city in the district.
Denton had become increasingly friendly to Democrats in recent years, and voting trends suggested that under the previous map, the 26th could have potentially become competitive. The redrawn 26th, on the other hand, is considered slightly more Republican than its predecessor.[6]
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TX 26 redirects here The term may also refer to Texas State Highway 26 Not to be confused with Texas s 26th House of Representatives district Texas 26th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes rural Cooke County to the north and some of Wise County to the West and includes parts of Denton County including Flower Mound Lewisville and parts of Corinth Carrollton Little Elm and The Colony 5 The current Representative is Michael C Burgess The district is best known as the seat of former House Majority Leader Dick Armey Texas s 26th congressional districtTexas 26th congressional district since January 3 2023 Representative Michael C BurgessR Pilot PointDistribution93 4 urban 1 6 6 ruralPopulation 2022 835 578 2 Median householdincome 105 363 3 Ethnicity67 99 White18 4 Hispanic7 19 Black5 91 Asian0 51 Native AmericanCook PVIR 13 4 Contents 1 History 2 Election results from presidential races 3 List of members representing the district 4 Recent election results 4 1 2004 election 4 2 2006 election 4 3 2008 election 4 4 2010 election 4 5 2016 election 4 6 2018 election 4 7 2020 election 4 8 2022 election 5 Historical district boundaries 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory editThe district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census due to the population growth in Texas and Denton County specifically in its southern sector Since its creation the district has been based in Denton County one of Texas fastest growing counties Democrat Tom Vandergriff was the first person to represent the district winning in 1982 Vandergriff narrowly lost to Republican Dick Armey in 1984 and the seat has continuously been held by Republicans ever since Indeed since Vandergriff s defeat in 1984 no Democrat has crossed the 40 percent mark As Denton County has become overwhelmingly Republican in recent years all but one county officeholder is Republican as are all members of the Texas Legislature representing the county the 26th district is considered a safe seat for the GOP Since the 2010 redistricting the 26th district has included most of Denton County except the southeast portion and a portion of north central Tarrant County However the district has been trending Democratic in recent years Donald Trump carried it by 14 points in 2020 while Mitt Romney had carried it by 37 in 2012 After the 2020 census rapid growth resulted in significant changes in the composition of the district For the first time since the district s creation the City of Denton the county seat of Denton County will not be a part of the district It was instead shifted to the Panhandle based 13th district The 26th also lost its small share of Frisco To make up for the loss of population portions of Wise County and all of Cooke County will become part of the district Lewisville will become the largest city in the district Denton had become increasingly friendly to Democrats in recent years and voting trends suggested that under the previous map the 26th could have potentially become competitive The redrawn 26th on the other hand is considered slightly more Republican than its predecessor 6 Election results from presidential races editYear Office Result2000 President Bush 71 27 2004 President Bush 65 35 2008 President McCain 58 41 2012 President Romney 68 31 2016 President Trump 60 34 2020 President Trump 56 42 List of members representing the district editRepresentative Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict established January 3 1983 nbsp Tom Vandergriff Arlington Democratic January 3 1983 January 3 1985 98th Elected in 1982 Lost re election 1983 1985 data missing nbsp Dick Armey Irving Republican January 3 1985 January 3 2003 99th100th101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th 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 Retired 1985 1993 data missing 1993 1997Parts of Collin Dallas Denton and Tarrant1997 2003Parts of Collin Dallas Denton and Tarrant nbsp Michael C Burgess Pilot Point Republican January 3 2003 present 108th109th110th111th112th113th114th115th116th117th118th 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 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Retiring at end of term 2003 2005Denton parts of Collin and Tarrant2005 2013 nbsp Parts of Cooke Denton and Tarrant2013 2023 nbsp Parts of Denton and Tarrant 7 2023 present nbsp Cooke parts of Denton Tarrant and Wise 8 Recent election results editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2020 2004 election edit US House election 2004 Texas District 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 180 519 65 75 9 1Democratic Lico Reyes 89 809 32 71 9 9Libertarian James Gholston 4 211 1 53 0 1Majority 90 710 33 0Turnout 274 539Republican hold Swing 9 52006 election edit US House election 2006 Texas District 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 94 219 60 21 5 54Democratic Tim Barnwell 58 271 37 23 4 52Libertarian Rich Haas 3 993 2 55 1 02Majority 35 948 22 97Turnout 156 483Republican hold Swing 5 032008 election edit US House election 2008 Texas District 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 194 849 60 19 0 02Democratic Ken Leach 117 895 36 42 0 82Libertarian Stephanie Weiss 11 002 3 40 0 85Majority 76 954 23 77 0 8Turnout 323 746Republican hold Swing 0 022010 election edit US House election 2010 Texas District 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 120 683 67 08 6 89Democratic Neil Durrance 55 182 30 67 5 75Libertarian Mark Boler 4 049 2 25 1 15Majority 65 501 36 41 12 64Turnout 179 914Republican hold Swing 6 892016 election edit US House election 2016 Texas District 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 211 730 66 4 0 68Democratic Eric Mauck 94 507 29 6 1 07Libertarian Mark Boler 12 843 4 0 1 75Majority 117 223 36 8 0 39Turnout 319 080Republican hold Swing 0 682018 election edit US House election 2018 Texas District 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 185 551 59 4 7 0Democratic Linsey Fagan 121 938 39 0 9 4Libertarian Mark Boler 5 016 1 6 2 4Majority 59 613 20 4 16 4Turnout 312 505Republican hold Swing 7 02020 election edit US House election 2020 Texas District 26 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael C Burgess incumbent 261 963 60 6Democratic Carol Iannuzzi 161 009 37 3Libertarian Mark Boler 9 243 2 1Total votes 432 215 100 0Republican hold2022 election edit US House election 2022 Texas District 26 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Michael Burgess incumbent 183 639 69 2Libertarian Mike Kolls 81 384 30 7Total votes 265 023 100 0Republican holdHistorical district boundaries edit nbsp 2007 2013 nbsp 2013 2023See also editList of United States congressional districts nbsp United States portal nbsp Texas portalReferences edit Congressional Districts Relationship Files State based U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on April 2 2013 My Congressional District My Congressional District 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Astudillo Carla Cai Mandi Huang Kalley August 30 2022 Texas has new political maps See which districts your home is in The Texas Tribune Archived from the original on December 23 2022 Wegman Jesse Winter Damon July 13 2022 Opinion Gerrymander U S A The New York Times District Population Analysis with County Subtotals CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS PLANC2100 PDF Capitol Data Portal Texas Legislative Council August 26 2021 Archived PDF from the original on June 27 2022 Retrieved January 1 2023 District Population Analysis with County Subtotals CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS PLANC2193 PDF Capitol Data Portal Texas Legislative Council October 17 2021 Archived PDF from the original on December 25 2022 Retrieved January 1 2023 2020 November 3rd General Election U S Representative District 26 Texas Election Results Retrieved October 4 2022 Texas Election Night Results Texas Department of State Retrieved November 17 2022 Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present 33 11 05 N 97 08 03 W 33 18472 N 97 13417 W 33 18472 97 13417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas 27s 26th congressional district amp oldid 1192552375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
