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As of the latest statewide elections in 2024, Texas is a solid Republican state. In 2024, Trump expanded his win margin to an almost 14 percent margin, the first time Texas went Republican by double digits since 2012, while Ted Cruz won reelection with an eight percent margin. Both Texas U.S. senators are Republican, as are all statewide ...
Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held state legislature and signed into law by the Republican governor. [1] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts. [2] [3]
Moderate Republicans may refer to: Within the United States Republican Party: Moderate Republicans (Reconstruction era), active from 1854 to 1877; Moderate Republicans (United States, 1930s–1970s) or Rockefeller Republicans; Moderate Republicans (modern United States), the present-day faction; In France: Moderate Republicans (France, 1848–1870)
The nation’s second-biggest Congressional delegation would go from a 23-13 Republican edge to a 24-13 advantage, with one seat that looks competitive between the two parties.
Expelled following Texas's secession from the U.S. 1862 Nathan G. Shelley (D) American Civil War: American Civil War/no delegations seated: 1863 Pendleton Murrah (D) [d] Fletcher Stockdale (D) Stephen Crosby (D) 1864 Benjamin E. Tarver (D) no electors counted: 1865 Fletcher Stockdale (D) [b] vacant: William Alexander (U) Willis L. Robards (D ...
The map was ultimately successful for Republicans, as they won five Democratic-held seats, while a sixth Democrat, Ralph Hall, switched parties, giving Republicans a majority in Texas's congressional delegation for the first time since Reconstruction, and helping the party maintain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. [176] [177]
The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. [7] It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives. [8]
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the state of Texas. It is currently chaired by Abraham George, succeeding Matt Rinaldi who finished his term in 2024. [1] The party is headquartered in Austin, and is legally considered to be a political action committee.