في عام 2018، ولأول مرة منذ 25 عامًا على الأقل، رشّح الحزب الديمقراطي في تكساس مرشحًا واحدًا على الأقل في كل دائرة من دوائر الولاية الانتخابية الـ 36. [ 1 ] وتغيرت تركيبة وفد الولاية في الكونغرس من أغلبية جمهورية 25-11 إلى أغلبية جمهورية 23-13، وهو أكبر عدد من المقاعد التي فاز بها الديمقراطيون في الولاية منذ عام 2006. وحصل الديمقراطيون على ما يقرب من 47% من الأصوات، ويعزى ذلك على الأرجح إلى تأثير ترشح النائب بيتو أورورك لمجلس الشيوخ ، حيث فاز بنسبة 48.3% من الأصوات، بالإضافة إلى عدم مواجهة أربعة نواب ديمقراطيين حاليين أي منافسة جمهورية في انتخاباتهم العامة.
كما تضاعفت نسبة المشاركة بأكثر من الضعف مقارنة بالانتخابات النصفية السابقة.
تقع هذه الدائرة الانتخابية في منطقة هيوستن الكبرى ، وتشمل أجزاءً من شمال وغرب هيوستن ، بالإضافة إلى هامبل وكينغوود وسبرينغ . لم يترشح النائب الجمهوري الحالي تيد بو ، الذي كان يمثل الدائرة منذ عام 2005، لإعادة انتخابه. وقد أُعيد انتخابه بنسبة 60.6% من الأصوات في عام 2016. وبلغ مؤشر تأييد الدائرة (PVI ) R+11.
تمتد الدائرة الخامسة من الضواحي الشرقية لدالاس، بما فيها ميسكيت ، وصولاً إلى شرق تكساس ، بما فيها أثينا وفلسطين . أعلن النائب الجمهوري الحالي جيب هينسارلينغ ، الذي مثّل الدائرة منذ عام 2003، في أكتوبر 2017 أنه سيتقاعد ولن يترشح لولاية أخرى. [ 45 ] وقد أُعيد انتخابه بنسبة 80.6% من الأصوات في عام 2016. وبلغ مؤشر تأييد الدائرة 16+.
تضم الدائرة السابعة أجزاءً من غرب هيوستن وبيلاير . ترشح الجمهوري جون كولبيرسون ، الذي كان يمثل الدائرة منذ عام 2001، لإعادة انتخابه. وقد أعيد انتخابه بنسبة 56.2% من الأصوات في عام 2016. وبلغ مؤشر تأييد الحزب الجمهوري في الدائرة 7+.
تضم الدائرة الثامنة معظم الضواحي الشمالية لمدينة هيوستن ، مثل كونرو وهانتسفيل وذا وودلاندز . ترشح كيفن برادي ، الجمهوري الحالي الذي مثّل الدائرة منذ عام ١٩٩٧، لإعادة انتخابه، وقد أُعيد انتخابه بالتزكية في عام ٢٠١٦. بلغ مؤشر تأييد الحزب الجمهوري في الدائرة ٢٨+.
تخدم الدائرة التاسعة الجزء الجنوبي الغربي من منطقة هيوستن الكبرى ، بما في ذلك أجزاء من مدينتي ميسوري سيتي وشوجر لاند . ترشح الديمقراطي آل غرين ، الذي كان يمثل الدائرة منذ عام 2005، لإعادة انتخابه، وفاز بنسبة 80.6% من الأصوات في عام 2016. بلغ مؤشر تأييد الحزب الديمقراطي في الدائرة 28+.
في الانتخابات التمهيدية للحزب الديمقراطي، تأهل مايك سيجل وتوانا كادين إلى جولة الإعادة، حيث فاز سيجل في النهاية. ورفض سيجل جميع تبرعات لجان العمل السياسي للشركات . [ 84 ]
مرشحين
المرشح
مايك سيجل، مساعد المدعي العام ومحامي في أوستن
تم استبعاده في الانتخابات التمهيدية
تاوانا كادين، استشارية، ممرضة مسجلة، مشرفة جراحة MMA، مديرة ضمان الجودة، ومرشحة لهذا المنصب في أعوام 2012 و 2014 و 2016
في الانتخابات العامة، فاز ماكول على سيجل بنسبة 4.3% من الأصوات، وهي أقرب منافسة واجهها ماكول. [ 88 ] وكانت النتيجة لافتة للنظر في دائرة انتخابية صنفها الخبراء السياسيون بأنها "معقل جمهوري قوي". [ 89 ] [ 90 ]
الدائرة الانتخابية العاشرة في ولاية تكساس، 2018 [ 18 ]
تقع الدائرة الحادية عشرة في وادي كونشو، وتضم مدن ميدلاند وأوديسا وسان أنجيلو . ترشح النائب الجمهوري الحالي مايك كونواي ، الذي مثّل الدائرة منذ عام ٢٠٠٥، لإعادة انتخابه، وفاز بنسبة ٨٩.٥٪ من الأصوات في عام ٢٠١٦. بلغ مؤشر تأييد الحزب الجمهوري في الدائرة ٣٢+، مما يجعلها من أكثر الدوائر الجمهورية في البلاد.
The 12th district is centered around Fort Worth and the surrounding suburbs including North Richland Hills, Weatherford, and White Settlement. Incumbent Republican Kay Granger, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.
The 13th district includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northeastern parts of North Texas. It winds across the Panhandle into the South Plains, then runs east across the Red River Valley. Covering over 40,000 square miles (100,000km2), it is the second-largest district geographically in Texas and larger in area than thirteen entire states. The principal cities in the district are Amarillo and Wichita Falls. Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 90.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+33, making it the most Republican district in the country.
The 14th district covers the Gulf Coast area of Texas, including Beaumont, Galveston, and League City. Republican Randy Weber was the incumbent, having served since 2013. He was reelected with 61.9% of the vote in 2016. The district's PVI was R+12.
The 15th district stretches from parts of South Texas including Edinburg, Hebbronville, and McAllen, to the northeastern suburbs of San Antonio such as Schertz and Seguin. Incumbent Democrat Vicente González, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 57.3% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+7.
The 16th district is centered around El Paso and the surrounding areas. Incumbent Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who had represented the district since 2013, retired from his seat to challenge Senator Ted Cruz in the state's senate election. He was re-elected with 85.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+17.
The 17th district is located in Central Texas including the Bryan-College station metro, Waco, and stretches to parts of North Austin. Incumbent Republican Bill Flores, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.8% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+12.
The 18th district is centered on inner Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1973. Incumbent Democratic Sheila Jackson Lee, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+27.
The 19th district is located in upper rural West Texas, including Abilene, Lubbock, and Plainview. Incumbent Republican Jodey Arrington, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 86.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+27.
The 20th district is centered on the western half of San Antonio and the surrounding inner suburbs including Balcones Heights and Helotes. Incumbent Democrat Joaquín Castro, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 79.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.
The 21st district starts in the San Antonio metro, including parts of north San Antonio and New Braunfels, extending into the Austin metro, taking in parts of San Marcos and south Austin. Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith, who had represented the district since 1987, announced in November 2017 that he would retire at the end of his current term, and not seek re-election.[113] He was re-elected with 57.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.
Run-off debates were held on April 12 after the primary, one hour each for the two Democratic candidates (audioArchived May 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine) and the two Republican candidates (audioArchived May 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine).
Matt McCall, small business owner, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016
Susan Narvaiz, former mayor of San Marcos, businesswoman, former president and CEO of Core Strategies, Inc. and nominee for the 35th District in 2012, 2014 & 2016
William Negley, non-profit founder, organizer, CIA intelligence officer and congressional aide
Al Poteet, businessman and US Army veteran
Autry Pruitt, political commentator, author and activist
Jenifer Sarver, businesswoman, congressional aide and former Department of Commerce official
Robert Stovall, former chair of the Bexar County Republican Party, chemist and financial advisor
Elliott McFadden, businessman, Peace Corps member, former executive director of the Travis County Democratic Party, consultant, former executive at AustinCarShare, Austin B-Cycle executive director, communications coordinator[118]
Mary Street Wilson, pastor, teacher, math professor, social justice activist[118]
The 22nd district is located Greater Houston taking in suburban areas of Friendswood, Pearland, and Sugar Land. Incumbent Republican Pete Olson, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.
Because Texas's 22nd congressional district is one of the most diverse in Texas, the Kulkarni campaign took the unorthodox approach of reaching out to infrequent voters in their own neighborhoods and languages,[124][125] including Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Mandarin.[126] If elected, Kulkarni would have become the first Asian-American ever to serve in the Texas congressional delegation.[127]
The 23rd district stretches from rural Southwestern Texas, including Alpine, Del Rio, and Socorro, into the Greater San Antonio area, taking in Hondo and the outer areas of San Antonio. It is a prominently Hispanic-majority district. Incumbent Republican Will Hurd, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was narrowly re-elected with 48.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+1.
The 24th district is centered around Mid-Cities suburbs of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex including Bedford, Carrollton, and Euless. Incumbent Republican Kenny Marchant, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.
The 25th district stretches from the outer suburbs of Fort Worth, including Burleson and Cleburne down into rural Central Texas, and takes in the Austin exurbs of Dripping Springs, Lakeway, West Lake Hills, and parts of downtown Austin. Incumbent Republican Roger Williams, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+11.
The 26th district is centered on the northern Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs, including Denton, Keller, and Lewisville. Incumbent Republican Michael C. Burgess, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.
The 27th district is located in the Coastal Bend, anchored by Corpus Christi, and the surrounding areas including Port Aransas and Victoria. The most recent representative was Republican Blake Farenthold, who served from 2011 until April 2018. Farenthold was re-elected with 61.7% of the vote in 2016, and the district's PVI was R+13.
Farenthold retired from Congress and did not run for re-election in 2018.[151][152] Farenthold resigned on April 6, 2018.[153]Michael Cloud, the Republican nominee for the general election, won a June 30 special election to fill the remainder of the term.[154]
The 28th district starts in parts of the Rio Grande Valley, including Laredo, Mission and Rio Grande City, and stretches north into the San Antonio suburbs including Converse and Live Oak. Incumbent Democrat Henry Cuellar, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+9.
The 29th district is anchored by parts of Houston and the surrounding suburbs, including Pasadena and South Houston. Incumbent Democrat Gene Green, who had represented the district since 1993, announced in November 2017 that he would not run for re-election in 2018.[162] He was re-elected with 72.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+19.
The 30th district is centered around Dallas and its surrounding suburbs, including Cedar Hill and Lancaster. Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 77.9% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+29.
The 31st district is located in north Austin and the surrounding suburbs including Georgetown and Round Rock. The district also stretches north into Killeen and Temple. Incumbent Republican John Carter, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+10.
The 32nd district is centered around the northeastern inner Dallas suburbs, including Garland, Richardson, and the Park Cities. Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71.1% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.
Edward Meier, longtime Democratic operative, executive director of BigThought, former co-executive director of Hillary Clinton's presidential transition team[177]
The 34th district is centered around the Rio Grande Valley, including Brownsville, Harlingen, and Weslaco. Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.
The 35th district stretches from Downtown San Antonio up into Austin metro, including Lockhart, San Marcos, and parts of east Austin. Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented both the 10th district and 25th district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+15.
In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent.[190] In August 2017 there was another ruling that the district was unconstitutional.[191]
The 36th district takes in the Bay Area outer suburbs of Houston, including Baytown, Deer Park, and La Porte. The district also includes rural Southeastern Texas, such as Lumberton and Orange. Incumbent Republican Brian Babin, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 88.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+26.
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