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The district's configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting, when most of the old 9th district was split among three neighboring districts. The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th district, Nick Lampson , was unseated by Republican Ted Poe , a longtime felony-court judge in Harris County.
A special election to fill the vacancy of a state legislator is a direct election with no primary, per Texas Election Code, Title 12 Sec. 203.002. [5]) By the deadline on September 6, 2023, six candidates had filed for a place on the ballot [6] to fill the vacant seat for House District 2. Five candidates filed as Republicans (Jill Dutton ...
The Texas Legislature passed maps for the state House of Representatives in 1971, but it did not pass state Senate maps, forcing the Legislative Redistricting Board to convene for the first time to draw the chamber's maps. The map for the state Senate passed the scrutiny of the courts, but the map for the state House did not. [96]
The State of Missouri is currently divided into eight congressional districts, with each one being represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The current dean of the Missouri delegation is Representative Sam Graves (MO-6) of the Republican Party .
The 4th District covers Wichita and much of south-central Kansas. In the 1st District, U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann, R-KS, will face Democrat Paul Buskirk. In the 3rd District, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids ...
Two incumbents running for Congress in our region failed that test on Jan. 6, 2021: Rep. Ron Estes of the 4th District and Rep. Tracey Mann of the 1st District, both Republicans, both voted ...
Each state is responsible for the redistricting of districts within their state, while several states have one "at-large" division. Redistricting must take place if the number of members changes following a re-apportionment, or may take place at any other time if demographics represented in a district have changed substantially.
A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1865. Texas has a total of 38 seats as of 2024. The current dean of the ...