Texas' 30th congressional district

The 30th congressional district of Texas is a congressional district in Texas.

Texas' 30th congressional district is located in the northern portion of the state, and includes part of Dallas county.

The district previously served much of the city of Dallas and other parts of Dallas County.

The current representative of the 30th congressional district is Eddie Bernice Johnson (D).

Elections

2012

See also: Texas' 30th congressional district elections, 2012

The 30th congressional district of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) won re-election. She defeated Travis Johnson (R) and Ed Rankin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas, District 30 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent	78.8%	171,059
	Republican	Travis Washington, Jr.	19%	41,222
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	2.2%	4,733
Total Votes				217,014
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Stephen Broden (R) and J. B. Oswalt (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	75.7%	86,322
	Republican	Stephen Broden	21.6%	24,668
	Libertarian	J. B. Oswalt	2.6%	2,988
Total Votes				113,978

2008
On November 4, 2008, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Fred Wood (R) and Jarrett Woods (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	82.5%	168,249
	Republican	Fred Wood	15.9%	32,361
	Libertarian	Jarrett Woods	1.7%	3,366
Total Votes				203,976

2006
On November 7, 2006, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Wilson Aurbach (R) and Ken Ashby (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	80.2%	81,348
	Republican	Wilson Aurbach	17.6%	17,850
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	2.2%	2,250
Total Votes				101,448

2004
On November 2, 2004, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Davis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	93%	144,513
	Libertarian	John Davis	7%	10,821
Total Votes				155,334

2002
On November 5, 2002, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Ron Bush (R) and Lance Flores (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	74.3%	88,980
	Republican	Ron Bush	24.2%	28,981
	Libertarian	Lance Flores	1.5%	1,856
Total Votes				119,817

2000
On November 7, 2000, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Kelly Rush (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	91.8%	109,163
	Libertarian	Kelly Rush	8.2%	9,798
Total Votes				118,961

1998
On November 3, 1998, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Carrie Kelleher (R) and Barbara Robinson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	72.2%	57,603
	Republican	Carrie Kelleher	26.8%	21,338
	Libertarian	Barbara Robinson	1%	811
Total Votes				79,752

1996
On November 5, 1996, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated John Hendry (R), James Sweatt (D), Marvin Crenshaw (D), Lisa Kitterman (R), Lisa Hembry (I), Ada Granado (I) and Stevan Hammond (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	54.6%	61,723
	Republican	John Hendry	18.3%	20,664
	Democratic	James Sweatt	8.8%	9,909
	Democratic	Marvin Crenshaw	6.9%	7,765
	Republican	Lisa Kitterman	6.9%	7,761
	Independent	Lisa Hembry	3.1%	3,501
	Independent	Ada Granado	1.1%	1,278
	Independent	Stevan Hammond	0.4%	468
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				113,072

1994
On November 8, 1994, Eddie Bernice Johnson won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Lucy Cain (R) and Ken Ashby (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson incumbent	72.6%	73,166
	Republican	Lucy Cain	25.7%	25,848
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	1.7%	1,728
Total Votes				100,742

1992
On November 3, 1992, Eddie Bernice Johnson won election to the United States House. She defeated Lucy Cain (R) and Ken Ashby (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 30 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson	71.5%	107,831
	Republican	Lucy Cain	25.1%	37,853
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	3.4%	5,063
Total Votes				150,747

Redistricting

The 30th Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Texas

Texas was redistricted in 2011. The controversial map approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry has been appealed, and the case has been taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court.

External links

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• Open Congress Texas's 30th Congressional District
• GovTrack.us Texas's 30th Congressional District & Map

See also

• Redistricting in Texas
• Texas' 30th congressional district elections, 2012