Texas's 35th congressional district
U.S. House district for Texas
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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]
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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.
Recent election results from statewide races
2023–2027 boundaries
| Year | Office | Results[12] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 68% - 32% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 69% - 31% |
| 2014 | Senate | Alameel 65% - 35% |
| Governor | Davis 69% - 31% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68% - 26% |
| 2018 | Senate | O'Rourke 76% - 23% |
| Governor | Valdez 70% - 28% | |
| Lt. Governor | Collier 72% - 25% | |
| Attorney General | Nelson 74% - 23% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Chevalier 70% - 25% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 72% - 26% |
| Senate | Hegar 69% - 28% | |
| 2022 | Governor | O'Rourke 73% - 26% |
| Lt. Governor | Collier 70% - 25% | |
| Attorney General | Mercedes Garza 72% - 25% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Dudding 68% - 27% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 66% - 32% |
| Senate | Allred 68% - 29% |
2027–2033 boundaries
| Year | Office | Results[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 53% - 46% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 54% - 46% |
| 2014 | Senate | Cornyn 63% - 37% |
| Governor | Abbott 58% - 42% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 50% - 45% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 50% - 49% |
| Governor | Abbott 55% - 43% | |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 51% - 47% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 49% - 48% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 51% - 45% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 50% - 48% |
| Senate | Cornyn 52% - 46% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Abbott 52% - 46% |
| Lt. Governor | Patrick 52% - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Paxton 52% - 45% | |
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Hegar 54% - 43% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 55% - 44% |
| Senate | Cruz 51% - 47% |
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[14]
Bexar County (7)
- Converse (part; also 28th), Kirby, Live Oak (part; also 28th), San Antonio (part; also 20th, 21st, 23rd, and 28th; shared with Comal and Medina counties), Schertz (part; also 21st and 28th; shared with Comal and Guadalupe counties), Selma (part; also 28th; shared with Comal County), Windcrest (part; also 28th)
Comal County (3)
- New Braunfels (part; also 15th, 21st, and 28th; shared with Guadalupe County), Schertz (part; also 21st and 28th; shared with Bexar and Guadalupe counties), Selma (part; also 28th; shared with Bexar County)
Hays County (7)
- Austin (part; also 10th, 21st, and 37th; shared with Travis and Williamson counties), Buda (part; also 21st), Creedmoor (shared with Travis County), Kyle (part; also 21st), Niederwald (part; also 27th; shared with Caldwell County), San Marcos (part; also 21st and 27th; shared with Caldwell County), Uhland (part; also 27th; shared with Caldwell County)
Travis County (8)
- Austin (part; also 10th, 21st, and 37th; shared with Hays and Williamson counties), Creedmoor (shared with Hays County), Garfield, Hornsby Bend, Manor (part; also 10th), Mustang Ridge (part; also 27th; shared with Bastrop and Caldwell counties) Pflugerville (part; also 10th, 17th, and 37th; shared with Williamson County), Webberville (part; also 10th)
List of representatives
| 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[15] |
 Greg Casar (Austin) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th 119th |
Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. Running in the 37th district. |
2023–present Parts of Bexar, Comal, Hays, and Travis[16] |
Election results
2012
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Casar (incumbent) | 169,896 | 67.4 | ||
| Republican | Steven Wright | 82,354 | 32.6 | ||
| Total votes | 252,250 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||