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      Home/Elections/2002/US House/Texas/TX-31
      2002·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 31 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John R Carter
      69.1%111,556 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      David Bagley
      27.4%44,183 votes
      Margin
      R+41.7
      161,484 total votes
      5 candidates161,484 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John R CarterREP✓
      		REP111,55669.1%
      David BagleyDEM
      		DEM44,18327.4%
      Clark SimmonsLIB
      		LIB2,0371.3%
      John S PetersenGRN
      		GRN1,9921.2%
      R C CrawfordIND
      		IND1,7161.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+23.2
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.9
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202437.6%60.8%R+23.2379,535
      202039.0%59.2%R+20.3341,869
      201631.8%61.7%R+29.9246,701
      201231.2%68.8%R+37.7200,892
      200835.6%63.5%R+28.0202,009

      Seat History

      US House in Texas

      2024
      John R CarterREP
      R+28.9
      2022
      John R CarterREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      John R CarterREP
      R+9.1
      2018
      John R CarterREP
      R+2.9
      2016
      John R CarterREP
      R+21.9
      2014
      John R CarterREP
      R+32.1
      2012
      John R CarterREP
      R+26.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      John R CarterREP
      R+82.5
      2008
      John R CarterREP
      R+23.7
      2006
      John R CarterREP
      R+19.7
      2004
      John R CarterREP
      R+32.3
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      Clark SimmonsLIB
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+83.9
      Career2000-2002
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      David BagleyDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2002-2002
      US House
      Full profile →
      John R CarterREP
      Record13W-2L
      Avg MarginD+9.2
      Career1980-2024
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      John S PetersenGRN
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2002-2002
      US House
      Full profile →
      R C CrawfordIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2002-2002
      US House
      Full profile →

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