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Texas House of Representatives District 13
Texas House of Representatives District 13 is represented by Angelia Orr (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Texas state representatives represented an average of 194,555 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 168,456 residents.
About the office
Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session, which starts at noon on the second Tuesday in January in the year after the election.[1][2]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[3]
- A U.S. citizen
- A qualified elector
- 21 years old before the general election
- A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
- A district resident for one year prior to the general election
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[4] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $7,200/year | $221/day |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Texas State Legislature, the governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat.[5] A governor's proclamation to hold a special election must be delivered to county judges in the legislative district no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.[6]
The secretary of state can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.[7]
See sources: Texas Elec. Code § 203.001 et. seq.
District map
Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Texas
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.[8]
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:[8]
- Lieutenant governor
- Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
- Attorney general
- State comptroller
- 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."[8]
2020-2023
Texas renewed its state legislative district boundaries in June 2023 for use in 2024 and until the 2030 census. These districts were the same as those enacted by the state in October 2021. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed HB 1000 — establishing state House district boundaries — on June 12, 2023, and he allowed SB 375 — establishing state Senate district boundaries — to become law without his signature on June 18, 2023.[9][10]
The Texas Tribune's James Barragan wrote in January 2023 that Senate Legislative Redistricting Committee Chairwoman Joan Huffman (R) said the state was re-doing the redistricting process "to ensure that Legislature had met its constitutional requirement to apportion districts in the first regular session after the publishing of the results of the federal census, which is done every 10 years. Because of the pandemic, census numbers were not released until after the end of the last regularly scheduled legislative session on May 31, 2021. Redistricted maps were passed in a subsequent special session that year."[11] Texas had originally enacted new state legislative districts on October 25, 2021.
Below are the maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for Texas' 2024 state legislative elections.
Texas House of Representatives District 13
until January 9, 2023
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Texas House of Representatives District 13
starting January 10, 2023
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Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Angelia Orr defeated Albert Hunter in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angelia Orr (R) | 76.2 | 55,317 |
| Albert Hunter (D) | 23.8 | 17,301 | ||
| Total votes: 72,618 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Albert Hunter advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Albert Hunter | 100.0 | 2,795 | |
| Total votes: 2,795 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Angelia Orr advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelia Orr | 100.0 | 18,121 |
| Total votes: 18,121 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Angelia Orr defeated Cedric Davis in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelia Orr (R) | 77.5 | 41,423 |
 | Cedric Davis (D) | 22.5 | 12,027 | |
| Total votes: 53,450 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Cedric Davis defeated Cuevas Peacock in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cedric Davis | 73.0 | 2,503 |
| Cuevas Peacock | 27.0 | 926 | ||
| Total votes: 3,429 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roy Walthall (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Angelia Orr defeated Dennis Wilson in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angelia Orr | 51.3 | 10,177 |
| Dennis Wilson | 48.7 | 9,669 | ||
| Total votes: 19,846 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brad Tegeler (R)
- Joe Williams (R)
2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Ben Leman won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Leman (R) | 100.0 | 72,890 |
| Total votes: 72,890 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Ben Leman advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Leman | 100.0 | 26,393 |
| Total votes: 26,393 | |||
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2018
Regular election
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Ben Leman defeated Cecil R. Webster Sr. in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Leman (R) | 79.1 | 51,126 |
 | Cecil R. Webster Sr. (D) | 20.9 | 13,494 | |
| Total votes: 64,620 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent Ben Leman defeated Jill Wolfskill in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Leman | 57.3 | 8,062 |
 | Jill Wolfskill | 42.7 | 6,000 | |
| Total votes: 14,062 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Cecil R. Webster Sr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cecil R. Webster Sr. | 100.0 | 3,191 |
| Total votes: 3,191 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Jill Wolfskill and incumbent Ben Leman advanced to a runoff. They defeated David Stall, Daniel McCarthy, and Marc Young in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Wolfskill | 38.5 | 8,874 |
| ✔ | | Ben Leman | 36.2 | 8,349 |
 | David Stall | 13.7 | 3,163 | |
| Daniel McCarthy | 6.0 | 1,385 | ||
 | Marc Young | 5.5 | 1,270 | |
| Total votes: 23,041 | |||
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Special election
A special election for the office of Texas House of Representatives District 13 was held on May 5, 2018. Candidates had until March 5, 2018, to file nomination papers with the secretary of state.[12]
On February 4, 2018, state Rep. Leighton Schubert (R) resigned from the state House to accept a position with Blinn College.[13]
Ben Leman (R) and Jill Wolfskill (R) defeated Cecil R. Webster Sr. (D) in the general election and advanced to a runoff election. Leman then defeated Wolfskill in Texas' regular primary runoff election for the seat on May 22, 2018, prompting Wolfskill to drop out of the special election race for the seat. As a result, the runoff was cancelled, and Leman was declared the winner.[14][15][16]
General election
Special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 13
Ben Leman defeated Jill Wolfskill and Cecil R. Webster Sr. in the special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 13 on May 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Leman (R) | 43.2 | 6,792 |
| Jill Wolfskill (R) | 35.1 | 5,528 | |
| Cecil R. Webster Sr. (D) | 21.7 | 3,408 | |
| Total votes: 15,728 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[17]
Incumbent Leighton Schubert defeated Cecil R. Webster in the Texas House of Representatives District 13 general election.[18]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Leighton Schubert Incumbent |
78.63% | 55,073 | |
| Democratic | Cecil R. Webster | 21.37% | 14,965 | |
| Total Votes | 70,038 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Cecil R. Webster ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 13 Democratic Primary.[19][20]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Cecil R. Webster (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Leighton Schubert ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 13 Republican Primary.[19][20]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Leighton Schubert Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2015
Cecil R. Webster Sr. (D), Becky Berger (R), Carolyn Cerny Bilski (R) and Leighton Schubert (R) faced off in the special election on January 13, 2015.[21] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Bilski and Schubert, met in a runoff election on February 17, which Schubert won.[22][23]
The seat was vacant following Lois Kolkhorst's (R) election to the Texas State Senate on December 6, 2014.[24]
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 13 was called for January 13, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 29, 2014.[25]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13, Special Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Leighton Schubert |
57.1% | 6,352 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Cerny Bilski | 42.9% | 4,763 | |
| Total Votes | 11,115 | |||
| Texas House of Representatives, District 13, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Carolyn Cerny Bilski |
43.5% | 4,319 | |
| Republican | Leighton Schubert |
32.8% | 3,259 | |
| Democratic | Cecil R. Webster Sr. | 12.9% | 1,285 | |
| Republican | Becky Berger | 10.8% | 1,076 | |
| Total Votes | 9,939 | |||
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Lois Kolkhorst was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[26][27][28]
2012
Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Lois Kolkhorst (R) was unchallenged in the general election. Kolkhorst was unopposed in the primary election.[29]
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 13 raised a total of $4,512,898. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $214,900 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $345,259 | 3 | $115,086 |
| 2022 | $469,696 | 4 | $117,424 |
| 2020 | $145,103 | 1 | $145,103 |
| 2018 | $668,903 | 4 | $167,226 |
| 2014 | $1,292,926 | 1 | $1,292,926 |
| 2012 | $276,622 | 1 | $276,622 |
| 2010 | $413,769 | 1 | $413,769 |
| 2008 | $253,284 | 1 | $253,284 |
| 2006 | $201,986 | 1 | $201,986 |
| 2004 | $168,548 | 1 | $168,548 |
| 2002 | $60,508 | 1 | $60,508 |
| 2000 | $216,294 | 2 | $108,147 |
| Total | $4,512,898 | 21 | $214,900 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Government Code, "Title 3., Subtitle A., Sec. 301.001," accessed February 17, 2021
- ↑ Texas Constitution, "Article 3. Legislative Department, Section 4," accessed November 4, 2021
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for All Public Offices," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 3.003 (3))
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 3.003 (3)(b)-(c))
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 2.055)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: HB 1000," accessed June 21, 2023
- ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: SB 375," accessed June 21, 2023
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate votes to take up redistricting again," January 11, 2023
- ↑ Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Sets Date For Special Election In HD 13," February 16, 2018
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Special election May 5 to fill Schubert’s Texas House seat," February 16, 2018
- ↑ Vote Texas, "Candidates for State Representative, District 13 Special Election," accessed March 21, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2018 Special Election House District 13," May 5, 2018
- ↑ Twitter "Patrick Svitek," May 23, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Victoria Advocate, "Bilski, Schubert advance to runoff in state House race," January 13, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets Jan. 13 special election for Kolkhorst seat," December 22, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Special Election Proclamation," accessed December 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, "State of Texas 2012 General Election," November 6, 2012
