Texas's 35th congressional district
Texas's 35th congressional district | |
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Texas's 35th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Lloyd Doggett (D–Austin) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 822,601[2] |
Median income | $48,490 |
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Cook PVI | D+15[3] |
Texas's 35th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[4] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, were seated for the 113th United States Congress.[5] This election was won by Lloyd Doggett, who previously represented Texas's 25th congressional district before redistricting.[6] The shape of the district has been described as one of the ten most gerrymandered in the US.[7]
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.[8]
In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent.[9] In August 2017 there was another ruling that the district is unconstitutional.[10] However, the district was allowed to stand in the Supreme Court's 2018 Abbott v. Perez ruling.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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District created | January 3, 2013 | |||
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. |
Central and northeastern Bexar, northwestern Caldwell, southeastern Comal, southeastern Hays, southeastern Travis |
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% | ||
Turnout | 165,179 | ? |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Lloyd Doggett | 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% | |||
Turnout | 96,225 | ? | −41.75% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | −1.46% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Lloyd Doggett | 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% | ||
Turnout | 197,516 | ? | +205.62% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | +0.59% |
References
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=35
- ↑ "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". 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
- ↑ 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"