Texas's 9th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the southwestern portion of the Greater Houston area in Texas. The current Representative for the district, since 2005, is Democrat Al Green.
From 1967 to 2005, the 9th covered an area stretching from Galveston through Houston to Beaumont. Much of that area is now the 2nd district. Most of the area now in the 9th was in the 25th district from 1983 to 2005.
Current composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Brazoria County (3)
: Iowa Colony (part; also 22nd), Manvel (part; also 22nd), Pearland (part; also 22nd; shared with Fort Bend and Harris counties)
Fort Bend County (8)
: Arcola (part; also 22nd), Fifth Street, Fresno, Houston (part; also 2nd, 7th, 8th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 36th, 38th; shared with Harris and Montgomery counties), Missouri City (part; also 22nd; shared with Harris County), Pearland (part; also 22nd; shared with Brazoria and Harris counties), Sienna (part; also 22nd), Stafford (part; also 22nd; shared with Harris County)
Harris County (2)
: Houston (part; also 2nd, 7th, 8th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 36th, 38th; shared with Fort Bend and Montgomery counties), Pearland (part; also 22nd; shared with Brazoria and Fort Bend counties)
Future composition
Beginning with the 2026 election, the 9th district will consist of the following counties:
- Harris (part)
List of members representing the district
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|- style="height:3em"
! Member
! Party
! Term
! Cong<br />ess
! Electoral history
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=5 | District established March 4, 1883
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Roger Q. Mills<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –<br />March 23, 1892
|
| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.<br />Re-elected in 1884.<br />Re-elected in 1886.<br />Re-elected in 1888.<br />Re-elected in 1890.<br /> Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| nowrap | March 23, 1892 –<br />June 14, 1892
| rowspan=2 |
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Edwin Le Roy Antony<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | June 14, 1892 –<br /> March 3, 1893
| Elected to finish Mills's term.<br />
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Joseph D. Sayers<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br /> January 16, 1899
|
| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892.<br />Re-elected in 1894.<br />Re-elected in 1896.<br />Resigned when elected Governor of Texas.
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| nowrap | January 16, 1899 –<br />March 3, 1899
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Albert S. Burleson<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | March 4, 1899 –<br /> March 3, 1903
|
| Elected in 1898.<br />Re-elected in 1900.<br />Redistricted to the .
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />George F. Burgess<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –<br /> March 3, 1917
|
| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.<br />Re-elected in 1904.<br />Re-elected in 1906.<br />Re-elected in 1908.<br />Re-elected in 1910.<br />Re-elected in 1912.<br />Re-elected in 1914.<br />
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Joseph J. Mansfield<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | March 4, 1917 –<br /> July 12, 1947
|
| Elected in 1916.<br />Re-elected in 1918.<br />Re-elected in 1920.<br />Re-elected in 1922.<br />Re-elected in 1924.<br />Re-elected in 1926.<br />Re-elected in 1928.<br />Re-elected in 1930.<br />Re-elected in 1932.<br />Re-elected in 1934.<br />Re-elected in 1936.<br />Re-elected in 1938.<br />Re-elected in 1940.<br />Re-elected in 1942.<br />Re-elected in 1944.<br />Re-elected in 1946.<br />Died.
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| nowrap | July 12, 1947 –<br />August 23, 1947
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Clark W. Thompson<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | August 23, 1947 –<br /> December 30, 1966
|
| Elected to finish Mansfield's term.<br />Re-elected in 1948.<br />Re-elected in 1950.<br />Re-elected in 1952.<br />Re-elected in 1954.<br />Re-elected in 1956.<br />Re-elected in 1958.<br />Re-elected in 1960.<br />Re-elected in 1962.<br />Re-elected in 1964.<br />Resigned.
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | Vacant
| nowrap | December 30, 1966 –<br />January 3, 1967
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Jack Brooks<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | January 3, 1967 –<br /> January 3, 1995
|
| Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966.<br />Re-elected in 1968.<br />Re-elected in 1970.<br />Re-elected in 1972.<br />Re-elected in 1974.<br />Re-elected in 1976.<br />Re-elected in 1978.<br />Re-elected in 1980.<br />Re-elected in 1982.<br />Re-elected in 1984.<br />Re-elected in 1986.<br />Re-elected in 1988.<br />Re-elected in 1990.<br />Re-elected in 1992.<br />Lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Steve Stockman<br>
| | Republican
| nowrap | January 3, 1995 –<br /> January 3, 1997
|
| Elected in 1994.<br />Lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Nick Lampson<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | January 3, 1997 –<br /> January 3, 2005
|
| Elected in 1996.<br />Re-elected in 1998.<br />Re-elected in 2000.<br />Re-elected in 2002.<br />Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | 100px<br />Al Green<br>
| | Democratic
| nowrap | January 3, 2005 –<br />present
|
| Elected in 2004.<br />Re-elected in 2006.<br />Re-elected in 2008.<br />Re-elected in 2010.<br />Re-elected in 2012.<br />Re-elected in 2014.<br />Re-elected in 2016.<br />Re-elected in 2018.<br />Re-elected in 2020.<br />Re-elected in 2022.<br />Re-elected in 2024.<br />Redistricted to the and lost renomination.
|}
Recent election results from statewide races
2023–2027 boundaries
{| class=wikitable
! Year
! Office
! Results
|-
||2008
| President
| align="right" |Obama 75% - 25%
|-
||2012
| President
| align="right" |Obama 76% - 24%
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
| Senate
| align="right" |Alameel 72% - 28%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Davis 75% - 25%
|-
||2016
| President
| align="right" |Clinton 77% - 20%
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
| Senate
| align="right" |O'Rourke 79% - 20%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Valdez 73% - 25%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Collier 77% - 21%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Nelson 78% - 20%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Chevalier 75% - 22%
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
| President
| align="right" |Biden 76% - 23%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Hegar 73% - 24%
|-
|rowspan=4|2022
| Governor
| align="right" |O'Rourke 76% - 23%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Collier 74% - 23%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Mercedes Garza 75% - 23%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Dudding 73% - 24%
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
| President
| align="right" |Harris 71% - 27%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Allred 73% - 24%
|}
2027–2033 boundaries
{| class=wikitable
! Year
! Office
! Results
|-
||2008
| President
| align="right" |McCain 56% - 44%
|-
||2012
| President
| align="right" |Romney 56% - 44%
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
| Senate
| align="right" |Cornyn 63% - 37%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 60% - 40%
|-
||2016
| President
| align="right" |Trump 50% - 47%
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
| Senate
| align="right" |O'Rourke 50% - 49%
|-
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 53% - 46%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Patrick 50% - 49%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" |Nelson 50% - 49%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Hegar 50% - 47%
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
| President
| align="right" |Trump 54% - 45%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Cornyn 54% - 44%
|-
|rowspan=4|2022
| Governor
| align="right" |Abbott 56% - 43%
|-
| Lt. Governor
| align="right" |Patrick 56% - 42%
|-
| Attorney General
| align="right" | Paxton 55% - 42%
|-
| Comptroller of Public Accounts
| align="right" |Hegar 57% - 40%
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
| President
| align="right" |Trump 59% - 40%
|-
| Senate
| align="right" |Cruz 54% - 43%
|}
Election results
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
Historical district boundaries
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From 1967 to 2005, the district included the Johnson Space Center, and from 1935 to 2005, it took in Galveston.
See also
- List of United States congressional districts
References
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present