Texas's 22nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Texas's 22nd 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: Troy E. Nehls (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Texas's 22nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Troy E. Nehls	Republican	62.1%	24.3
2022	Troy E. Nehls	Republican	62.2%	26.7
2020	Troy E. Nehls	Republican	51.5%	6.9
2018	Pete Olson	Republican	51.4%	4.9
2016	Pete Olson	Republican	59.5%	19.0
2014	Pete Olson	Republican	66.5%	35.0
2012	Pete Olson	Republican	64.0%	32.1
2010	Pete Olson	Republican	67.5%	37.7
2008	Pete Olson	Republican	52.4%	7.1
2006	Nicholas V. Lampson	Democratic	51.8%	10.0
2006 special	Shelley Sekula Gibbs	Republican	62.1%	43.2
2004	Thomas Dale DeLay	Republican	55.2%	14.1
2002	Thomas Dale DeLay	Republican	63.2%	28.2
2000	Thomas Dale DeLay	Republican	60.4%	24.2
1998	Thomas Dale DeLay	Republican	65.2%	31.5
1980	Ron Paul	Republican	51.0%	2.7
1978	Ron Paul	Republican	50.6%	1.1
1976	Robert Gammage	Democratic	50.1%	0.1

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Troy E. Nehls Won	REP	209,285	62.12%
Marquette Greene-Scott	DEM	127,604	37.88%
Total		336,889

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Troy E. Nehls Won	REP	150,014	62.19%
Jamie Kaye Jordan	DEM	85,653	35.51%
Joseph Leblanc	LIB	5,378	2.23%
Jim Squires	W	170	0.07%
Total		241,215

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Troy E. Nehls Won	REP	210,259	51.53%
Sri Kulkarni	DEM	181,998	44.60%
Joseph Leblanc	LIB	15,791	3.87%
Total		408,048

Questions and answers

Who represents Texas's 22nd congressional district?

Troy E. Nehls (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Texas's 22nd congressional district?

Troy E. Nehls won in 2024 by 24.3 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.