Texas's 21st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Texas's 21st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Chip Roy (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Texas's 21st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Chip Roy	Republican	61.9%	25.8
2022	Chip Roy	Republican	62.8%	25.7
2020	Chip Roy	Republican	52.0%	6.6
2018	Chip Roy	Republican	50.2%	2.6
2016	Lamar Smith	Republican	57.0%	20.6
2014	Lamar Smith	Republican	71.8%	57.1
2012	Lamar Smith	Republican	60.5%	25.2
2010	Lamar Smith	Republican	68.9%	41.0
2008	Lamar Smith	Republican	80.0%	60.0
2006 special	Lamar Smith	Republican	60.1%	35.6
2004	Lamar Smith	Republican	61.5%	26.0
2002	Lamar Smith	Republican	72.9%	47.6
2000	Lamar Smith	Republican	75.9%	53.7
1998	Lamar Smith	Republican	91.4%	82.8
1980	Thomas G. Loeffler	Republican	76.5%	53.8
1978	Thomas G. Loeffler	Republican	57.0%	14.1
1976	Robert R. Krueger	Democratic	71.0%	44.3

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chip Roy Won	REP	263,744	61.85%
Kristin Hook	DEM	153,765	36.06%
Bob King	LIB	8,914	2.09%
Total		426,423

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chip Roy Won	REP	207,426	62.84%
Claudia Andreana Zapata	DEM	122,655	37.16%
Total		330,081

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chip Roy Won	REP	235,740	51.95%
Wendy R. Davis	DEM	205,780	45.35%
Arthur DiBianca	LIB	8,666	1.91%
Thomas J. Wakely	GRE	3,564	0.79%
Total		453,750

Questions and answers

Who represents Texas's 21st congressional district?

Chip Roy (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Texas's 21st congressional district?

Chip Roy won in 2024 by 25.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.