Several longtime incumbents across North Texas were re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night, while a familiar face to Dallas County residents now finds himself in Central Texas.
Reps. Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas), Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) and Michael Burgess (R-Denton) were all re-elected, while former Rep. Pete Sessions found a new home in a Waco-based district.
In Texas' 17th Congressional District, a familiar name to many Texans was on the ballot: Democrat Wendy Davis. The former state Senator fell short challenging incumbent Rep. Chip Roy (R-Austin), who was elected to his second term.
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In this article, you'll find information about and results from the races for districts 6, 12, 17, 21, 26, 30 and 33.
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District 6
Rep. Ron Wright (R-Arlington) was re-elected to a second term in the House of Representatives, defeating Democrat Stephen Daniel.
Wright was elected two years, taking the seat of the retiring Joe Barton, who held it for 34 years.
Despite nearly four decades as a Republican-held seat, the district was one of 10 in Texas the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting.
Wright, the Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector before he ran for office, won the election by 8 points over Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez in 2018. Before serving in Tarrant County, Wright worked as Barton's chief of staff.
Barton won his last term, in 2016, by 17 points.
This year, Wright was opposed by Daniel, a lawyer, and Libertarian Melanie Black.
The 6th Congressional District covers southeast parts of Tarrant County and most of Ellis County.
District 12
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) has represented Texas 12th Congressional District since 1997 and cruised to re-election Tuesday night.
With 77% of precincts reporting, the incumbent had earned 64% of the vote to Democrat Lisa Welch's 33%.
Granger's toughest challenge in recent years came not from a Democrat on the left, but in the 2020 primary from the right.
Former Colleyville City Council member Chris Putnam mounted a well-funded campaign against Granger in the March primary, but the incumbent still prevailed by 16 points.
Granger is the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, but suffered a setback in February, when the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ 2020 work plan budget did not include any new funds for Fort Worth's Panther Island project -- a plan to reroute the Trinity River near downtown to form an island.
Welch and Libertarian Trey Holcomb opposed Granger, who was overwhelmingly re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2018.
The 12th Congressional District includes a large swath of west Fort Worth, Parker County and parts of Wise County, including Decatur.
District 17
Former Republican Congressman Pete Sessions, who lost his bid to represent Texas' 32nd district for a ninth term in 2018, was elected to a new U.S. House seat Tuesday night -- Texas' 17th district. Sessions defeated Democrat Rick Kennedy to maintain GOP-control of the seat vacated by the retiring U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Waco).
Flores is one of six Texas GOP congressmen retiring after this cycle.
Sessions represented the 32nd district for 16 years, until he lost to Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas) two years ago.
Kennedy, a software engineer, ran on the Democratic ticket and Ted Brown ran for the Libertarian Party.
Flores won the district, which includes part of McLennan and Brazos counties, by 25 points or more in each of the last two elections. Waco and Bryan-College Station both fall within the district's boundaries.
District 21
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is returning to Congress after staving off a high-profile challenge from Democrat Wendy Davis, one of her party's biggest stars in the state.
Roy's victory was a blow to Democrats who spent heavily to flip a district that stretches from San Antonio into liberal Austin. They also had a big name in Davis, who catapulted to fame in 2013 after staging a 13-hour filibuster that temporarily blocked an anti-abortion bill in the Texas Legislature. She ran for governor but badly lost to Republican Greg Abbott in 2014.
Roy is a former aide to Sen. Ted Cruz who quickly established himself as one of Congress' most conservative new members in his first term.
District 26
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Denton), who has had the seat since 2003, won re-election over Democratic challenger Carol H. Iannuzzi by 23 points Tuesday night.
Burgess won re-election by a 20-point margin in 2018.
Prior to being elected to public office, Burgess practiced medicine for nearly 30 years, according to his official government website, and is the most senior medical doctor in the House.
Iannuzzi is a retired contracts negotiator with HP Enterprise Services, according to her campaign website, Iannuzzi has previously served as Democratic precinct chair in Lewisville.
The Libertarian Party's candidate was Mark Boler.
The 26th district covers most of Denton County and part of northern Tarrant County.
District 30
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas) has represented Texas' 30th Congressional District since 1993 and won election to her 16th term Tuesday night.
The Associated Press called the race for her with 67% of precincts reporting and a 60-point lead over her Republican challenger Tre Pennie.
Johnson served Dallas residents as a state representative and state senator before her election to the House of Representatives. She garnered 91% of the vote in 2018.
The 30th district covers much of southern Dallas County, including downtown Dallas and Dallas Love Field.
District 33
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) was elected to his fifth term in office, defeating Republican Fabian Cordova Vasquez.
Two years ago, Veasey was elected to a fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives with 76% of the vote in 2018.
Previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives, Veasey was first elected to Congress in 2012.
The district stretches along Interstate 30 from West Dallas to East Fort Worth.
