Texas's 35th congressional district
Texas's 35th congressional district | |||
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![]() Texas's 35th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 857,654[2] | ||
Median household income | $53,898[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+15[4] |
Texas's 35th congressional district is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[5] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, 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 shape of the district has been described as one of the ten most gerrymandered in the United States.[8]
Texas's 35th congressional 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, and a portion of Caldwell county, as well as portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County.[9]
In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent.[10] In August 2017, there was another ruling that the district is unconstitutional.[11] However, the district was allowed to stand in the Supreme Court's 2018 Abbott v. Perez ruling.[12]
Election results from presidential races[]
Year | Office | Result |
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2012 | President | Obama 63 - 35% |
2016 | President | Clinton 64 - 30% |
2020 | President | Biden 68 - 31% |
List of representatives[]
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created January 3, 2013 | |||||
![]() Lloyd Doggett |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
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–present![]() Parts of Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Hays, and Travis counties. |
Election results[]
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
References[]
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Congressional District 35 election results". Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Ingraham, Christopher (May 15, 2014). "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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"
External links[]
- Congressional districts of Texas
- Constituencies established in 2013
- 2013 establishments in Texas