Texas's 36th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections for a seat in the 113th United States Congress. Steve Stockman won the general election, and represented the new district. On December 9, 2013, Stockman announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014, and would instead challenge incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican senatorial primary, and was succeeded in the U.S. House by Brian Babin.
Texas's 36th congressional district is located in southeast Texas and includes all of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Liberty, Newton, and Tyler counties, plus portions of southeastern Harris County and northwestern Jefferson County. The Johnson Space Center is within the district. Having only recently been established, the 36th district is one of only two districts in Texas (the other being the 31st district) that has never been represented by a member of the Democratic Party.
Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 66% - 34%2012 PresidentRomney 69% - 31%2014 SenateCornyn 73% - 27% GovernorAbbott 70% - 30%2016 PresidentTrump 65% - 32%2018 SenateCruz 64% - 35% GovernorAbbott 68% - 31% Lt. GovernorPatrick 64% - 34% Attorney GeneralPaxton 63% - 35% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 65% - 32%2020 PresidentTrump 65% - 34% SenateCornyn 66% - 32%2022 GovernorAbbott 67% - 31% Lt. GovernorPatrick 67% - 31% Attorney GeneralPaxton 67% - 31% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 69% - 29%2024 PresidentTrump 68% - 31% SenateCruz 65% - 33%
2027–2033 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 60% - 39%2012 PresidentRomney 63% - 37%2014 SenateCornyn 67% - 33% GovernorAbbott 64% - 36%2016 PresidentTrump 58% - 38%2018 SenateCruz 58% - 42% GovernorAbbott 62% - 37% Lt. GovernorPatrick 57% - 41% Attorney GeneralPaxton 57% - 41% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 59% - 38%2020 PresidentTrump 59% - 40% SenateCornyn 59% - 38%2022 GovernorAbbott 62% - 37% Lt. GovernorPatrick 61% - 37% Attorney GeneralPaxton 61% - 37% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 63% - 35%2024 PresidentTrump 62% - 37% SenateCruz 59% - 39%
Current composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX36.pdf
Chambers County (9)
All 9 communities
Hardin County (7)
All 7 communities
Harris County (16)
Baytown (part; also 2nd; shared with Chambers County), Channelview (part; also 2nd and 29th), Deer Park, El Lago, Friendswood (part; also 14th; shared with Galveston County), Houston (part; also 2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 38th; shared with Fort Bend and Montgomery counties), La Porte, League City (part; also 14th; shared with Galveston County), Morgan's Point, Nassau Bay, Pasadena (part; also 29th), Pearland (part; also 22nd; shared with Brazoria County), Seabrook, Shoreacres, Taylor Lake Village, Webster
Jasper County (6)
All 6 communities
Jefferson County (5)
Beaumont (part; also 14th), Bevil Oaks, China, Fannett (part; also 14th), Nome
Liberty County (16)
All 16 communities
Newton County (3)
All 3 communities
Tyler County (6)
All 6 communities
Future composition Beginning with the 2026 election, the 36th district will consist of the following counties:
Angelina Chambers Hardin Harris (part) Jasper Jefferson (part) Liberty Newton Tyler
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established January 3, 2013 Steve Stockman Republican January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2015 Elected in 2012.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 2013–2023Chambers, Hardin, Harris (part), Jasper, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, and Tyler Brian Babin Republican January 3, 2015 –present Elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–presentChambers, Hardin, Harris (part), Jasper, Jefferson (part), Liberty, Newton, and Tyler
Election results
The first iteration of the district included portions of four previous congressional districts that were represented by: Kevin Brady: Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, Orange, Hardin Counties and a portion of Liberty County Ted Poe: the other portion of Liberty County and a portion of northeast Harris County Ron Paul: Chambers County Gene Green: a portion of east Harris County Pete Olson: a portion of southeast Harris County
In 2012, there were twelve candidates for the Republican nomination, one candidate for the Democratic nomination, one Libertarian candidate and one independent candidate.
Candidates in the 2014 primary included Republicans Phil Fitzgerald, John Amdur, Doug Centilli, Dave Norman, Chuck Meyer and Kim I. Morrell, and Democrat Michael K. Cole.
2024
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