HOUSE
Texas TX-29 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Sylvia Garcia (D)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Mar 6, 2023D +50
R +50
D +18
Race summary
The Hispanic-majority 29th District swung 13 points toward the GOP between 2016 and 2020, stymieing Biden’s hopes of flipping Texas.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 11, 2023
Primary Election: Mar 5, 2024
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Full Bio:
GARCIA, Sylvia, a Representative from Texas; born in Palito Blanco, Jim Wells County, Tex., September 6, 1950; graduated from Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School, Palito Blanco, Tex.; B.S.W., Texas Women's University, Denton, Tex., 1972; J.D., Texas Southern University, Houston, Tex., 1978; lawyer; social worker; director and presiding judge, Houston, Tex., municipal court system, 1983-1998; Houston, Tex., city controller, 1998-2003; member of the Harris County, Tex., commissioners court, 2003-2010; member of the Texas state senate, 2013-2019; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Texas - 29
North Houston
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Jan 19, 2024
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