Texas's 21st congressional district

Texas's 21st congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas. Towns entirely or partially in this district include Boerne, Fredericksburg, Ingram, Kerrville, Kyle, New Braunfels, and San Marcos. The current Representative from the 21st district is Chip Roy.

The district was created in 1934, and has always been anchored in the Texas Hill Country and northern San Antonio. However, until the early 1980s, it stretched for some distance into West Texas, as far as Big Bend National Park. It began shifting away from its Yellow Dog Democrat roots in the late 1960s, though it took until 1978 for a Republican to win it. The GOP has held it ever since, in large part due to the increased growth of the San Antonio suburbs. The district was pushed into the Austin area in the 1980 census; until the 2000s it included fast-growing Round Rock.

Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 65–35%2012 PresidentRomney 69–31%2014 SenateCornyn 74–26% GovernorAbbott 69–31%2016 PresidentTrump 61–33%2018 SenateCruz 60–39% GovernorAbbott 65–33% Lt. GovernorPatrick 60–37% Attorney GeneralPaxton 59–38% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 63–33%2020 PresidentTrump 59–39% SenateCornyn 62–36%2022 GovernorAbbott 61–38% Lt. GovernorPatrick 60–37% Attorney GeneralPaxton 59–38% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 63–34%2024 PresidentTrump 61–38% SenateCruz 59–39%

2027–2033 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 63–36%2012 PresidentRomney 67–33%2014 SenateCornyn 73–27% GovernorAbbott 68–32%2016 PresidentTrump 59–35%2018 SenateCruz 57–42% GovernorAbbott 63–36% Lt. GovernorPatrick 58–39% Attorney GeneralPaxton 57–40% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 60–36%2020 PresidentTrump 58–41% SenateCornyn 60–38%2022 GovernorAbbott 60–39% Lt. GovernorPatrick 59–38% Attorney GeneralPaxton 58–39% Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 62–36%2024 PresidentTrump 60–38% SenateCruz 58–40%

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_TX21.pdf

Bandera County (3)

All 3 communities

Bexar County (8)

Alamo Heights, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Olmos Park (part; also 35th), San Antonio (part; also 20th, 23rd, 28th, 35th; shared with Comal and Medina counties), Terrell Hills, Windcrest

Blanco County (3)

All 3 communities

Comal County (8)

Bulverde, Canyon Lake, Fair Oaks Ranch (part; also 23rd; shared with Bexar and Kendall counties), Garden Ridge, New Braunfels (part; also 15th, 28th, and 35th; shared with Guadalupe County), San Antonio (part; also 20th, 23rd, 28th, 35th; shared with Bexar and Medina counties), Schertz (part; also 28th and 35th; shared with Bexar and Guadalupe counties), Spring Branch

Gillespie County (3)

All 3 communities

Hays County (12)

Austin (part; also 10th, 35th, and 37th; shared with Travis and Williamson counties), Bear Creek, Belterra, Buda (part; also 35th), Driftwood, Dripping Springs, Hays, Kyle (part; also 35th), Mountain City, San Marcos (part; also 27th and 35th; shared with Caldwell and Guadalupe counties), Wimberley, Woodcreek

Kendall County (3)

All 3 communities

Kerr County (3)

All 3 communities

Real County (2)

Camp Wood, Leakey

Travis County (2)

Austin (part; also 10th, 35th, and 37th; shared with Hays and Williamson counties), Barton Creek

Future composition Beginning with the 2026 election, the 21st district will consist of the following counties:

Bandera Bexar (part) Blanco Comal Gillespie Hays (part) Kendall Kerr Real

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District established January 3, 1935Charles L. South Democratic January 3, 1935 –January 3, 1943 Elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940. O. C. Fisher Democratic January 3, 1943 –December 31, 1974 Elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Retired. Vacant December 31, 1974 –January 3, 1975 Bob Krueger Democratic January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1979 Elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Tom Loeffler Republican January 3, 1979 –January 3, 1987 Elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984. Lamar Smith Republican January 3, 1987 –January 3, 2019 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.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. Chip Roy Republican January 3, 2019 –present Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.Retiring to run for Attorney General.

Recent election results

2006 In the case of League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U. S. 399 (2006), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the configuration of Texas' 15th, 21st, 23rd, 25th and 28th congressional districts as drawn by the Texas Legislature violated the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. Replacement district boundaries for the 2006 election were subsequently issued for the five districts by the local federal district court, and on election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, with candidates being elected for receiving over 50 percent of the vote. Runoff elections were held in December to decide elections in which no candidate gained an absolute majority in November.Austin American-Statesman accessed 4 August 2006; link broken 18 October 2006

In the 2006 election, Lamar Smith defeated veteran and college administrator John Courage with 60% of the vote.

2008

2010 In the 2010 election, Lamar Smith defeated Lainey Melnick with 68.9 percent of the vote. Melnick, an Austin real estate broker, officially filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on June 23, 2009 to become a candidate.

2012 Incumbent Lamar Smith faced five challengers in the 2012 general election on November 6, 2012: Candace Duval (Dem), John-Henry Liberty (Lib), Fidel Castillo (Grn), Bill Stout (Grn), and Carlos Pena (Ind).

2014

2016

2018 Lamar Smith did not run for reelection in 2018.

On the Republican side, 18 candidates competed in the March 6 primary, in which no one received a majority. The first- and second-place finishers were, respectively, attorney Chip Roy, who served as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and senior advisor to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), and Matt McCall, owner of a business providing human tissue for American military hospitals. Roy and McCall advanced to a May 22 runoff, which Roy won with 52.7% of the vote.

On the Democratic side, four candidates ran to replace Smith: Joseph Kopser, entrepreneur and Army veteran; Derrick Crowe, activist; Elliott McFadden, executive director of Austin B-cycle; and Mary Street Wilson, pastor. No one received a majority in the March 6 primary, so the top two finishers, Wilson and Kopser, advanced to a runoff on May 22. Kopser flipped the primary result in the runoff against Wilson, winning the nomination with 58% of the vote.

2020 The incumbent, Chip Roy, was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Former state Senator Wendy Davis won the Democratic primary runoff. Tom Wakely was nominated by the Green Party caucus. The state Supreme Court allowed his inclusion after Wendy Davis tried unsuccessfully to have him removed from the ballot. Texas court allows Green Party candidates on the ballot , Express News, Gilbert Garcia, August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020. Perennial candidate Arthur DiBianca was the Libertarian nominee;Arthur DiBianca, Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 28, 2020, a last-minute lawsuit by Republicans to block DiBianca and 43 other Libertarian Party candidates from the ballot failed.Sami Sparber, Texas Supreme Court rejects Republicans' attempt to remove 44 Libertarians from the November ballot, Texas Tribune (September 5, 2020).In re Texas House Republican Caucus PAC, 630 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. 2020).

Primary results

General election

2022

2024 The incumbent, Chip Roy (R, Dripping Springs), an attorney, ran unopposed and was nominated in the March 5, 2024 Republican primary. Dr. Kristin Hook (D, San Antonio), a biologist formerly employed as a biologist by US Government Accountability Office, ran unopposed and was nominated in the March 5, 2024 Democratic primary. Bob King (L, New Braunfels), a retired energy finance executive and nonprofit leader, ran unopposed and was nominated at the Libertarian district convention on March 23, 2024.

Historical district boundaries

Texas's 21st congressional district

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