Texas's 35th congressional district
| Texas's 35th congressional district | |
|---|---|
 Texas's 35th congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 834,055[2] |
| Median household income | $73,349[3] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+21[4] |
Texas's 35th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 United States census.[5] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections and were seated for the 113th United States Congress.[6] This election was won by Lloyd Doggett, who previously represented Texas's 25th congressional district before redistricting.[7]
The district includes parts of the San Antonio metropolitan area (primarily black- and Hispanic-majority areas), including portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays counties, a portion of Caldwell County, and portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County.[8] The district roughly follows Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Austin.
In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent.[9] In August 2017, another panel of federal judges in San Antonio ruled that the district was unconstitutional.[10] However, the district was allowed to stand in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 Abbott v. Perez ruling.[11]
Greg Casar, from Austin, won the 2022 election for this seat; Doggett moved to the newly created 37th district, centered almost entirely on Austin and containing small amounts of its suburbs, and won the election there. As a result, Austin will be represented by two Democrats in the House.
With a Cook PVI of D+21 (as of 2023), it is now the second-most Democratic district that includes Austin. Only the 37th is more Democratic with a D+24 rating.[4]
Election results from presidential races
[edit]| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | President | Obama 63 - 35% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 64 - 30% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 68 - 31% |
List of representatives
[edit]| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 2013 | |||||
 Lloyd Doggett (Austin) |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 37th district. |
2013–2023 Parts of Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Hays, and Travis[12] |
 Greg Casar (Austin) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
2023–present Parts of Bexar, Comal, Hays, and Travis[13] |
Election results
[edit]2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett | 105,626 | 63.94% | |
| Republican | Susan Narvaiz | 52,894 | 32.02% | |
| Libertarian | Ross Lynn Leonne | 4,082 | 2.47% | |
| Green | Meghan Owen | 2,540 | 1.53% | |
| Majority | 52,732 | 31.92% | ||
| Total votes | 165,179 | 100% | ||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 60,124 | 62.48% | −1.46% | |
| Republican | Susan Narvaiz | 32,040 | 33.29% | +1.27% | |
| Libertarian | Cory W. Bruner | 2,767 | 2.87% | +.4% | |
| Green | Kat Swift | 1,294 | 1.34% | −.19% | |
| Majority | 28,084 | 29.19% | |||
| Total votes | 96,225 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | −1.46% | |||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 124,613 | 63.07% | +0.59% | |
| Republican | Susan Narvaiz | 62,384 | 31.57% | −1.72% | |
| Libertarian | Rhet Rosenquest Smith | 6,504 | 3.29% | +.42% | |
| Green | Scott Trimble | 4,076 | 2.06% | +.62% | |
| Majority | 62,228 | 31.50% | +2.31% | ||
| Total votes | 197,516 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +0.59% | |||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 138,278 | 71.25% | +8.18% | |
| Republican | David Smalling | 50,553 | 26.05% | −5.52% | |
| Libertarian | Clark Patterson | 5,236 | 2.70% | +.64% | |
| Majority | 87,725 | 45.20% | +13.70% | ||
| Total votes | 194,067 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +8.18% | |||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 176,373 | 65.4 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Garcia Sharon | 80,795 | 30.0 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Loewe | 7,393 | 2.7 | |
| Independent | Jason Mata | 5,236 | 1.9 | |
| Total votes | 269,797 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Casar | 129,599 | 72.5 | |
| Republican | Dan McQueen | 48,969 | 27.4 | |
| Total votes | 178,568 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Congressional District 35 election results". Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "DistrictViewer". Texas Legislative Council. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Federal Court Rules Three Texas Congressional Districts Illegally Drawn" by Laurel Wamsley, NPR, March 11, 2017
- ^ "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map" by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, August 15, 2017
- ^ "Sotomayor: Supreme Court racial gerrymandering ruling comes at "serious costs to our democracy"". June 25, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. August 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. October 17, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2012 General Election"
- ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2014 General Election"
- ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2016 General Election"
- ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2018 General Election"