Texas's 31st congressional district
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| Texas's 31st congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 651,619 |
| Median income | $43,381 |
| Ethnic composition | 73.2% White, 13.3% Black, 2.2% Asian, 16.3% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% other |
| Cook PVI | R+15 |
Texas District 31 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip of central Texas from north Austin up to Stephenville. The district includes most of the fast-growing northern suburbs of Austin, the Williamson County part of Austin, as well as the gigantic Fort Hood military base.
The current representative from the district is John Carter.
[edit] Election results
| US House election, 2006: Texas District 31 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 94,242 | 58 | -6.8 | |
| Democratic | Mary Beth Harrell | 62,761 | 39 | +6.5 | |
| Libertarian | Matt McAdoo | 4,370 | 3 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 31,481 | 19 | -13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 161,373 | -34.8 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 31 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John Carter | 160,247 | 64.8 | -4.3 | |
| Democratic | Jon Porter | 80,292 | 32.5 | +5.1 | |
| Libertarian | Celeste Adams | 6,888 | 2.8 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 79,955 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 247,427 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -4.7 | |||
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