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Texas's 35th congressional district

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Texas's 35th congressional district
Texas's 35th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 95.99% urban[1]
  • 4.01% rural
Population (2023)834,055[2]
Median household
income
$73,349[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+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

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Results
Year Office Result
2012 President Obama 63 - 35%
2016 President Clinton 64 - 30%
2020 President Biden 68 - 31%


List of representatives

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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. 2023–present

Parts of Bexar, Comal, Hays, and Travis[13]

Election results

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2012

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Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2012[14]
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

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Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2014[15]
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

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Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2016[16]
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

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Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2018[17]
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

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Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2020
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

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Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2022
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

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  1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)".
  2. ^ "My Congressional District".
  3. ^ "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  7. ^ "Congressional District 35 election results". Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  8. ^ "DistrictViewer". Texas Legislative Council. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. ^ "Federal Court Rules Three Texas Congressional Districts Illegally Drawn" by Laurel Wamsley, NPR, March 11, 2017
  10. ^ "Federal court invalidates part of Texas congressional map" by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune, August 15, 2017
  11. ^ "Sotomayor: Supreme Court racial gerrymandering ruling comes at "serious costs to our democracy"". June 25, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2012 General Election"
  15. ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2014 General Election"
  16. ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2016 General Election"
  17. ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2018 General Election"

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