Texas's 33rd congressional district

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Texas's 33rd congressional district
Texas US Congressional District 33 (since 2013).tif
Texas's 33rd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Marc Veasey
DFort Worth
Distribution
  • 99.98% urban
  • 0.02% rural
Population (2019)751,182[1]
Median household
income
$45,997[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+23[2]

Texas's 33rd congressional district is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[3] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and were seated for the 113th United States Congress.[4]`

Texas's 33rd congressional district is composed of two counties in Texas—Dallas County and Tarrant County. In Dallas County, the district covers parts of Dallas, Irving, and Grand Prairie, and all of Cockrell Hill. In Tarrant County, the district includes parts of Arlington, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Saginaw and Sansom Park, and all of Everman.

It is currently represented by Democrat Marc Veasey.

Election results from presidential races[]

Year Office Result
2012 President Obama 72.6% – Romney 27.3%
2016 President Clinton 75.4% – Trump 24.6%
2018 Senate O'Rourke 77.9% – Cruz 22.1%
Governor Valdez 74.0% – Abbott 26.0%
2020 President Biden 74.0% – Trump 26.0%

List of member representing the district[]

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history Counties represented
District created January 3, 2013
Marc Veasey, Official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Marc Veasey
(Fort Worth)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
2013–present
Parts of Dallas and Tarrant
Texas US Congressional District 33 (since 2013).tif

Election results[]

2012 election[]

Marc Veasey and Domingo García took the top two spots in the May 29, 2012, Democratic Primary. Veasey won the runoff on July 31 to determine who would face the Republican nominee, Chuck Bradley, in the general election.[5] Veasey won the general election and was seated in the new district.

2012 Texas's 33rd congressional district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marc Veasey 85,114 72.51% N/A
Republican Chuck Bradley 30,252 25.77% N/A
Green Ed Lindsay 2,009 1.71% N/A
Total votes 117,375 100.00%
Democratic win (new seat)

2014 election[]

2014 Texas's 33rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marc Veasey (incumbent) 43,769 86.51% +14.00
Libertarian Jason Reeves 6,823 13.49% N/A
Total votes 50,592 100.00%
Democratic hold

2016 election[]

2016 Texas's 33rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marc Veasey (incumbent) 93,147 73.71% –12.80
Republican M. Mark Mitchell 33,222 26.29% N/A
Total votes 126,369 100.00%
Democratic hold

2018 election[]

2018 Texas's 33rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marc Veasey (incumbent) 90,805 76.16% +2.45
Republican Willie Billups 26,120 21.91% –4.38
Libertarian Jason Reeves 2,299 1.93% N/A
Total votes 119,224 100.00%
Democratic hold

2020 election[]

2020 Texas's 33rd congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marc Veasey (incumbent) 105,317 66.82% –9.34
Republican Fabian Vasquez 39,638 25.15% +3.24
Independent Carlos Quintanilla 8,071 5.12% N/A
Libertarian Jason Reeves 2,586 1.64% –0.29
Independent Rene Welton 1,994 1.26% N/A
Total votes 157,606 100.00%
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ a b "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Blake, Aaron (December 21, 2010). "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". The Washington Post The Fix blog. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Blake, Aaron (November 18, 2010). "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". The Washington Post The Fix blog. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Tinsley, Anna M. (June 30, 2012). "Veasey-Garcia debate in District 33 turns ugly". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Dallas. ISSN 0889-0013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "2012 General Election: Election Night Returns: Unofficial Elections Results As Of: 11/9/2012 3:14:43 PM". Office of the Secretary of State of Texas. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

Coordinates: 32°46′12″N 96°46′48″W / 32.7700°N 96.7800°W / 32.7700; -96.7800

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