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      Home/Elections/2010/US House/Texas/TX-31
      2010·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 31 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John R Carter
      82.5%126,384 votes
      Runner-up
      LIB
      Bill Oliver
      17.5%26,735 votes
      Margin
      R+82.5
      153,119 total votes
      2 candidates153,119 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John R CarterREP✓
      		REP126,38482.5%
      Bill OliverLIB
      		LIB26,73517.5%

      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
      2008
      John R CarterREP
      R+23.7
      2006
      John R CarterREP
      R+19.7
      2004
      John R CarterREP
      R+32.3
      2002
      John R CarterREP
      R+41.7
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      John R CarterREP
      Record13W-2L
      Avg MarginD+9.2
      Career1980-2024
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Bill OliverREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginR+45.8
      Career2008-2016
      State House / US House / State Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Texas, 2010

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