Texas' 2nd Congressional District

Texas' 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Daniel Crenshaw

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Texas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Daniel Crenshaw (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw, Peter Filler, and Chuck Benton are running in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Daniel Crenshaw (R)
		Peter Filler (D)
		Chuck Benton (L)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Peter Filler advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Filler	100.0	16,873

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 16,873
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Newsom (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Jameson Ellis in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw	59.0	29,835
		Jameson Ellis	41.0	20,691

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 50,526
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2

Chuck Benton advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Chuck Benton (L)

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2022

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Robin Fulford in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw (R)	65.9	151,791
		Robin Fulford (D)	34.1	78,496

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 230,287
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Robin Fulford advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Fulford	100.0	17,160

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,160
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rayna Reid (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Jameson Ellis, Martin Etwop, and Milam Langella in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw	74.5	45,863
		Jameson Ellis	16.6	10,195
		Martin Etwop	4.5	2,785
		Milam Langella	4.5	2,741

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,584
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lucia Rodriguez (R)
• Mike Billand (R)

2020

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw defeated Sima Ladjevardian and Elliott Scheirman in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw (R)	55.6	192,828
		Sima Ladjevardian (D)	42.8	148,374
		Elliott Scheirman (L)	1.6	5,524

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,726
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Democratic primary runoff election

The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Sima Ladjevardian advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elisa Cardnell (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Sima Ladjevardian and Elisa Cardnell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Travis Olsen in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sima Ladjevardian	47.6	26,536
✔		Elisa Cardnell	31.0	17,279
		Travis Olsen	21.3	11,881

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,696
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Incumbent Daniel Crenshaw advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw	100.0	48,693

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2

Elliott Scheirman defeated Laura Antoniou and Carol Unsicker in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 14, 2020.

		Candidate
		Laura Antoniou (L)
✔		Elliott Scheirman (L)
		Carol Unsicker (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 2

Daniel Crenshaw defeated Todd Litton, Patrick Gunnels, and Scott Cubbler in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw (R)	52.8	139,188
		Todd Litton (D)	45.6	119,992
		Patrick Gunnels (L)	0.9	2,373
		Scott Cubbler (Independent)	0.7	1,839

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,392
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2

Daniel Crenshaw defeated Kevin Roberts in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 2 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Crenshaw	69.5	19,430
		Kevin Roberts	30.5	8,523

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,953
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

Todd Litton defeated J. Darnell Jones, Silky Malik, H. P. Parvizian, and Ali Khorasani in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Litton	52.8	15,113
		J. Darnell Jones	22.1	6,308
		Silky Malik	9.7	2,770
		H. P. Parvizian	7.9	2,259
		Ali Khorasani	7.5	2,148

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Roberts	33.0	15,273
✔		Daniel Crenshaw	27.4	12,679
		Kathaleen Wall	27.1	12,524
		Rick Walker	7.2	3,320
		Jonny Havens	2.0	936
		Justin Lurie	0.9	425
		Jon Spiers	0.9	418
		David Balat	0.8	348
		Malcolm Whittaker	0.7	322

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,245
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2016

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ted Poe (R) defeated Pat Bryan (D), James Veasaw (L) and Joshua Darr (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidates in the race faced a primary opponent on March 1, 2016.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe Incumbent	60.6%	168,692
	Democratic	Pat Bryan	36%	100,231
	Libertarian	James Veasaw	2.3%	6,429
	Green	Joshua Darr	1%	2,884
Total Votes				278,236
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Ted Poe (R) defeated Niko Letsos (D), James Veasaw (L) and Mark Roberts (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe Incumbent	67.9%	101,936
	Democratic	Niko Letsos	29.6%	44,462
	Libertarian	James Veasaw	1.5%	2,316
	Green	Mark Roberts	0.9%	1,312
Total Votes				150,026
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Ted Poe (R) won re-election. He defeated Jim Dougherty (D), Kenneth Duncan (L) and Mark Roberts (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe Incumbent	64.8%	159,664
	Democratic	Jim Dougherty	32.7%	80,512
	Libertarian	Kenneth Duncan	1.7%	4,140
	Green	Mark A. Roberts	0.8%	2,012
Total Votes				246,328
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Ted Poe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Smith (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe incumbent	88.6%	130,020
	Libertarian	David Smith	11.4%	16,711
Total Votes				146,731

2008
On November 4, 2008, Ted Poe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Wolfe (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe incumbent	88.9%	175,101
	Libertarian	Craig Wolfe	11.1%	21,813
Total Votes				196,914

2006
On November 7, 2006, Ted Poe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Binderim (D) and Justo Perez (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe incumbent	68%	104,099
	Democratic	Gary Binderim	30.2%	46,303
	Libertarian	Justo Perez	1.7%	2,668
Total Votes				153,070

2004
On November 2, 2004, Ted Poe won election to the United States House. He defeated Nick Lampson (D) and Sandra Leigh Saulsbury (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ted Poe	55.5%	139,951
	Democratic	Nick Lampson	42.9%	108,156
	Libertarian	Sandra Leigh Saulsbury	1.6%	3,931
Total Votes				252,038

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Van Brookshire (R) and Peter Beach (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Turner incumbent	60.8%	85,492
	Republican	Van Brookshire	38.2%	53,656
	Libertarian	Peter Beach	1%	1,353
Total Votes				140,501

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Lyndon Dye (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Turner incumbent	91.1%	162,891
	Libertarian	Gary Lyndon Dye	8.9%	15,939
Total Votes				178,830

1998
On November 3, 1998, Jim Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brian Babin (R) and Wendell Drye (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Turner incumbent	58.4%	81,556
	Republican	Brian Babin	40.8%	56,891
	Libertarian	Wendell Drye	0.8%	1,142
Total Votes				139,589

1996
On November 5, 1996, Jim Turner won election to the United States House. He defeated Brian Babin (R), Henry McCullough (I), David Constant (L) and Gary Hardy (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Turner	52.2%	102,908
	Republican	Brian Babin	45.6%	89,838
	Independent	Henry McCullough	1.2%	2,390
	Libertarian	David Constant	0.6%	1,240
	Natural Law	Gary Hardy	0.3%	595
Total Votes				196,971

1994
On November 8, 1994, Charles Wilson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donna Peterson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Charles Wilson incumbent	57%	87,709
	Republican	Donna Peterson	43%	66,071
Total Votes				153,780

1992
On November 3, 1992, Charles Wilson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donna Peterson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Charles Wilson incumbent	56.1%	118,625
	Republican	Donna Peterson	43.6%	92,176
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	549
Total Votes				211,350

1990
On November 6, 1990, Charles Wilson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donna Peterson (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Charles Wilson incumbent	55.6%	76,974
	Republican	Donna Peterson	44.4%	61,555
Total Votes				138,529

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

Texas enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27, 2021, and approved an amended version of the proposal on October 8, 2021. On October 13, 2021, the House Redistricting Committee approved an amended version of the congressional map, and both chambers of the legislature approved a finalized version of the map on October 18, 2021. The Senate approved the proposal in an 18-13 vote, and the House approved the bill in an 84-59 vote. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021. This map took effect for Texas' 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Texas work? In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines (the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting). This backup commission, established in 1948, comprises the following members:

1. Lieutenant governor
2. Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
3. Attorney general
4. State comptroller
5. Commissioner of the General Land Office

The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit."

Texas District 2
until January 2, 2023

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Texas District 2
starting January 3, 2023

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The 2nd Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 2nd the 88th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 37.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 60.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 2nd Congressional District the 124th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.15. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.15 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Texas
• Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Texas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack.us Texas's 2nd Congressional District & Map

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Kay Granger (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Michael Burgess (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Colin Allred (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (13)