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      Home/Elections/2012/US House/Texas/TX-31
      2012·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 31 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John R Carter
      61.3%145,348 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Stephen M Wyman
      35.0%82,977 votes
      Margin
      R+26.3
      237,187 total votes
      3 candidates237,187 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John R CarterREP✓
      		REP145,34861.3%
      Stephen M WymanDEM
      		DEM82,97735.0%
      Ethan GarofoloLIB
      		LIB8,8623.7%

      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
      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
      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 →
      Ethan GarofoloLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Stephen M WymanDEM
      Record0W-7L
      Avg MarginR+44.0
      Career2006-2018
      State House / US House / State Senate
      Full profile →

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