# Texas's 66th House of Representatives district

The Texas House of Representatives' 66th district represents a portion of Collin County, including parts of Plano and Dallas. The current representative of this district is Matt Shaheen, a Republican from Plano who has represented the district since 2015.
Upon being moved to Collin County in 1993, district 66 became a suburban Republican stronghold; recently however, the district has become increasingly competitive, with Democrats coming within 1 percentage point of flipping the district in both 2018 and 2020.
As a result of the 2021 redistricting, the district will represent parts of Frisco, Plano, Prosper, and Celina.

## Statewide election results

Election results from recent statewide races:
District 66 vote by party in presidential elections :
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third parties |
| 2020 | 53.73% 47,844 | 44.62% 39,729 | 1.65% 1,471 |
District 66 vote by party in Class I Senate elections :
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third parties |
| 2018 | 52.51% 36,769 | 46.79% 32,760 | 0.70% 488 |
District 66 vote by party in Class II Senate elections :
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third parties |
| 2020 | 48.89% 42,688 | 48.99% 42,768 | 2.12% 1,852 |
District 66 vote by party in gubernatorial elections :
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Third parties |
| 2018 | 44.17% 30,668 | 54.01% 37,504 | 1.82% 1,262 |

## List of representatives

| Legislature | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties represented |
| 3rd | Hamilton P. Bee | Unknown | 1849 | 1851 | Webb |
| 4th | Hamilton P. Bee | Unknown | 1851 | 1853 | Webb |
| 5th | Hamilton P. Bee | Unknown | 1853 | 1855 | Webb |
| 6th | Hamilton P. Bee | Unknown | 1855 | 1857 | Webb |
| 7th | Hamilton P. Bee | Unknown | 1857 | 1859 | Webb |
| 8th | Bacilio Benavides | Unknown | 1859 | 1861 | Webb |
| 9th | John Staehely | Unknown | 1861 | 1862 | Comal |
| 10th | Herman Seele | Unknown | 1863 | 1866 | Comal |
| 11th | Daniel Murchison | Unknown | 1866 | 1870 | Comal |
| 12th-14th | Unknown | Unknown | | | |
| 15th | James Monroe Swisher | Republican | 1876 | 1879 | Blanco, Travis |
| 16th | James T.W. Loe | Greenback | 1879 | 1881 | Blanco, Travis |
| 17th | Albert W.H. Moursund | Democratic | 1881 | 1883 | Blanco, Travis |
| 18th | Albert W.H. Moursund | Democratic | 1883 | 1885 | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
| 19th | James Knox White | Democratic | 1885 | 1887 | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
| 20th | Charles Irvin Battle | Democratic | 1887 | 1889 | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
| 21st | Richard H.D. Sorrell II | Democratic | 1889 | 1891 | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
| 22nd | Green Cameron Duncan | Democratic | 1891 | 1893 | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
| 23rd | Robert Henry Rogers | Democratic | 1893 | 1893 | McLennan |
| 23rd | Seth Phineas Mills | Democratic | 1893 | 1895 | McLennan |
| 24th | Seth Phineas Mills | Democratic | 1895 | 1897 | McLennan |
| 24th | Cullen Thomas | Democratic | 1895 | 1897 | McLennan |
| 25th | Albert Sidney Bird | Democratic | 1897 | 1899 | McLennan |
| 25th | James Sluder | Democratic | 1897 | 1899 | McLennan |
| 26th | Pat Morriss Neff | Democratic | 1899 | 1901 | McLennan |
| 27th | Pat Morriss Neff | Democratic | 1901 | 1903 | McLennan |
| 27th | Henry B. Terrell | Democratic | 1901 | 1903 | McLennan |
| 28th | Edward Flynn English | Democratic | 1903 | 1905 | Milam, Robertson |
| 29th | James Joseph Elliott | Democratic | 1905 | 1907 | Milam, Robertson |
| 30th | Clifford Braly | Democratic | 1907 | 1909 | Milam, Robertson |
| 31st | Richard Boswell | Democratic | 1909 | 1911 | Milam, Robertson |
| 32nd | LeRoy Hamilton Hillyer | Democratic | 1911 | 1913 | Milam, Robertson |
| 33rd | William Riley Butler | Democratic | 1913 | 1915 | Bell |
| 34th | William Riley Butler | Democratic | 1915 | 1917 | Bell |
| 35th | William Riley Butler | Democratic | 1917 | 1919 | Bell |
| 36th | Charles William Barrett | Democratic | 1919 | 1921 | Bell |
| 37th | Charles William Barrett | Democratic | 1921 | 1923 | Bell |
| 38th | John H. Wessles | Republican | 1923 | 1925 | Fayette |
| 39th | James Pavlica | Democratic | 1925 | 1926 | Fayette |
| 40th | James Pavlica | Democratic | 1927 | 1929 | Fayette |
| 41st | James Pavlica | Democratic | 1929 | 1931 | Fayette |
| 42nd | Gus Herzik | Democratic | 1931 | 1933 | Fayette |
| 43rd | James Pavlica | Democratic | 1933 | 1935 | Fayette |
| 44th | Gus Herzik | Democratic | 1935 | 1937 | Fayette |
| 45th | Gus Herzik | Democratic | 1937 | 1939 | Fayette |
| 46th | John Abness Kerr | Democratic | 1939 | 1941 | Fayette |
| 47th | Rudolph B. Spacek | Democratic | 1941 | 1943 | Fayette |
| 48th | Rudolph B. Spacek | Democratic | 1941 | 1943 | Fayette |
| 49th | Rudolph B. Spacek | Democratic | 1943 | 1945 | Fayette |
| 50th | Rudolph B. Spacek | Democratic | 1945 | 1947 | Fayette |
| 51st | Rudolph B. Spacek | Democratic | 1949 | 1951 | Fayette |
| 52nd | Rudolph B. Spacek | Democratic | 1951 | 1953 | Fayette |
| 53rd | Max Carlton Smith | Democratic | 1953 | 1955 | Blanco, Caldwell, Hays |
| 54th | Max Carlton Smith | Democratic | 1955 | 1957 | Blanco, Caldwell, Hays |
| 55th | Max Carlton Smith | Democratic | 1957 | 1959 | Blanco, Caldwell, Hays |
| 56th | Max Carlton Smith | Democratic | 1959 | 1961 | Blanco, Caldwell, Hays |
| 57th | Henry Arnold Fletcher | Democratic | 1961 | 1963 | Blanco, Caldwell, Hays |
| 58th | James E. Nugent | Democratic | 1963 | 1965 | Bandera, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton |
| 59th | James E. Nugent | Democratic | 1965 | 1967 | Bandera, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton |
| 60th | Gene Hendryx | Democratic | 1967 | 1969 | Brewster, Coke, Crane, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Sterling, Terrell, Upton, Ward |
| 61st | George Baker | Democratic | 1969 | 1971 | Brewster, Coke, Crane, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Sterling, Terrell, Upton, Ward |
| 62nd | George Baker | Democratic | 1971 | 1973 | Brewster, Coke, Crane, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Sterling, Terrell, Upton, Ward |
| 63rd | Phil Cates | Democratic | 1973 | 1975 | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Motley, Wheeler |
| 64th | Phil Cates | Democratic | 1975 | 1977 | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Motley, Wheeler |
| 65th | Phil Cates | Democratic | 1977 | 1979 | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Motley, Wheeler |
| 66th | Foster Whaley | Democratic | 1979 | 1981 | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Motley, Wheeler |
| 67th | Foster Whaley | Democratic | 1981 | 1983 | Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hall, Motley, Wheeler |
| 68th | Dick Burnett | Democratic | 1983 | 1985 | Coke, Mitchell, Tom Green, Sterling |
| 69th | Dick Burnett | Democratic | 1985 | 1987 | Coke, Mitchell, Tom Green, Sterling |
| 70th | Dick Burnett | Democratic | 1987 | 1989 | Coke, Mitchell, Tom Green, Sterling |
| 71st | Robert Junell | Democratic | 1989 | 1991 | Coke, Mitchell, Tom Green, Sterling |
| 72nd | Robert Junell | Democratic | 1991 | 1993 | Coke, Mitchell, Tom Green, Sterling |
| 73rd | Brian McCall | Republican | 1993 | 1995 | Collin (part) |
| 74th | Brian McCall | Republican | 1995 | 1997 | Collin (part) |
| 75th | Brian McCall | Republican | 1997 | 1999 | Collin (part) |
| 76th | Brian McCall | Republican | 1999 | 2001 | Collin (part) |
| 77th | Brian McCall | Republican | 2001 | 2003 | Collin (part) |
| 78th | Brian McCall | Republican | 2003 | 2005 | Collin (part) |
| 79th | Brian McCall | Republican | 2005 | 2007 | Collin (part) |
| 80th | Brian McCall | Republican | 2007 | 2009 | Collin (part) |
| 81st | Brian McCall | Republican | 2009 | 2010 | Collin (part) |
| 81st | Van Taylor | Republican | 2010 | 2011 | Collin (part) |
| 82nd | Van Taylor | Republican | 2011 | 2013 | Collin (part) |
| 83rd | Van Taylor | Republican | 2013 | 2015 | Collin (part) |
| 84th | Matt Shaheen | Republican | 2015 | 2017 | Collin (part) |
| 85th | Matt Shaheen | Republican | 2017 | 2019 | Collin (part) |
| 86th | Matt Shaheen | Republican | 2019 | 2021 | Collin (part) |
| 87th | Matt Shaheen | Republican | 2021 | 2023 | Collin (part) |
| 88th | TBD | TBD | 2023 | 2025 | Collin (part) |

## Recent election results

Texas House of Representatives, District 66, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Shaheen | 24,631 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,631 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Texas House of Representatives, District 66, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Shaheen | 40,368 | 57.39 |
| | Democratic | Gnanse Nelson | 27,240 | 38.73 |
| | Libertarian | Shawn W. Jones | 2,726 | 3.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,334 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Texas House of Representatives, District 66, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Shaheen | 34,382 | 50.29 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Hirsch | 33,991 | 49.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,373 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Texas House of Representatives, District 66, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Shaheen | 42,728 | 49.56 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Hirsch | 41,879 | 48.58 |
| | Libertarian | Shawn W. Jones | 1,600 | 1.86 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,207 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
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