Texas's 32nd congressional district
| Texas's 32nd congressional district | |
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 Texas's 32nd congressional district since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 762,001[2] |
| Median household income | $70,159[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+14[3] |
Texas's 32nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves a suburban area of northeastern Dallas County and a sliver of Collin and Denton counties. The district was created after the 2000 United States census, when Texas went from 30 seats to 32 seats. It was then modified in 2011 after the 2010 census. The current representative is Democrat Colin Allred.
Among other communities, the district includes part of the North Dallas neighborhood of Preston Hollow, which has been the home of George W. Bush since the end of his presidency. While it previously contained much of the Western Dallas County area, including Irving, since the 2011–2012 redistricting cycle,[4] the district now covers mostly the Northern and Eastern Dallas County areas, and a small portion of Collin County.
In 2018, civil rights attorney and former NFL player Colin Allred won a heavily contested primary for the Democratic nomination, and defeated Republican incumbent Pete Sessions in the November 6 election.[5] The district, like most suburban districts in Texas, had long been considered solidly Republican. However, its pre-2022 configuration was considered more of a swing district as a result of changing demographics, along with antipathy towards former President Donald Trump in suburban areas.[6] After 2022, the district was reconfigured to be solidly Democratic to protect Republicans in adjacent districts, re-electing Allred with over 60% of the vote.
Election results from presidential races
[edit]| 2004 | President | Bush 60 - 40% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 55 - 44% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 57 - 41.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 48.5 - 46.6% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 54.6 - 44% |
List of members representing the district
[edit]| Member | Party | Years | Cong ess |
Electoral history | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 2003 | |||||
 Pete Sessions (Dallas) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019 |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election. |
2003–2005 Southeastern Collin, Northeastern Dallas |
2005–2013 Southeastern Collin, Northeastern Dallas | |||||
2013–2023 Southeastern Collin, Northeastern Dallas[7] | |||||
 Colin Allred (Dallas) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring to run for U.S. Senator. | |
2023–present Southern Collin, Northeastern Dallas, and Southeastern Denton[8] | |||||
 Julie Johnson (elect) (Farmers Branch) |
Democratic | January 3, 2025 | 119th | Elected in 2024. | |
Recent elections
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2004
[edit]In the 2004 election, Martin Frost, the Democratic representative from Texas's 24th congressional district, who had been redistricted out of his district in Fort Worth, Arlington, and parts of Dallas, decided to run against Sessions rather than challenge Kenny Marchant or Joe Barton. Sessions benefited from President George W. Bush's endorsement to win in this Republican-leaning district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 109,859 | 54.3 | −14.8 | |
| Democratic | Martin Frost | 89,030 | 44.0 | +13.7 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Needleman | 3,347 | 1.7 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 20,829 | 10.3 | |||
| Turnout | 202,236 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -14.2 | |||
2006
[edit]In 2006, Dallas lawyer (and cousin of U.S. Senator Mark Pryor) Will Pryor unsuccessfully challenged Sessions, and lost by a large margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 71,461 | 56.4 | +2.1 | |
| Democratic | Will Pryor | 52,269 | 41.3 | −2.7 | |
| Libertarian | John B. Hawley | 2,922 | 2.3 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 19,192 | 15.1 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 126,562 | −75,584 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
2008
[edit]In 2008, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Eric Roberson and was reelected to another term.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 116,165 | 57.2 | +0.8 | |
| Democratic | Eric Roberson | 82,375 | 40.6 | −0.7 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Bischoff | 4,410 | 2.2 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 33,790 | 16.6 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 202,950 | +76,298 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
2010
[edit]In 2010, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Grier Raggio and Libertarian John Jay Myers. Sessions was reelected to another term.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 79,433 | 62.6 | +5.4 | |
| Democratic | Grier Raggio | 44,258 | 34.9 | −5.7 | |
| Libertarian | John Jay Myers | 3,178 | 2.5 | +0.3 | |
2012
[edit]In 2012, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Katherine Savers McGovern and Libertarian Seth Hollist. Sessions was reelected to his 9th term.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 146,129 | 58.29 | −4.31 | |
| Democratic | Katherine Savers McGovern | 98,867 | 39.44 | +4.54 | |
| Libertarian | Seth Hollist | 5,664 | 2.25 | −0.25 | |
2014
[edit]In 2014, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Frank Perez and Libertarian Ed Rankin. Sessions was reelected to his 10th term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 96,420 | 61.8 | +3.51 | |
| Democratic | Frank Perez | 55,281 | 35.4 | −4.04 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Rankin | 4,271 | 2.7 | +0.45 | |
| Majority | 41,139 | 26.4 | −12.96 | ||
| Turnout | 155,972 | −94,688 | |||
2016
[edit]In 2016, Sessions won an election contested only by third party candidates, as the Democrats did not nominate a challenger. Sessions was reelected to his 11th term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 162,868 | 71.07 | +9.25 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Rankin | 43,490 | 18.98 | +16.24 | |
| Green | Gary Stuard | 22,813 | 9.95 | +9.95 | |
| Total votes | 229,171 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Colin Allred | 144,067 | 52.27 | +52.27 | |
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 126,101 | 45.75 | −25.32 | |
| Libertarian | Melina Baker | 5,452 | 1.98 | −17.00 | |
| Total votes | 275,620 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Colin Allred (incumbent) | 178,542 | 52.0 | |
| Republican | Genevieve Collins | 157,867 | 45.9 | |
| Libertarian | Christy Mowrey Peterson | 4,946 | 1.4 | |
| Independent | Jason Sigmon | 2,332 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 343,687 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Colin Allred (incumbent) | 116,005 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | Antonio Swad | 61,494 | 34.6 | |
| Total votes | 177,499 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ Ross Ramsey (March 5, 2012). "In Redistricting, Race is the Limit to GOP Majority". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Democrat Colin Allred grabs Dallas-area U.S. House seat from GOP's Pete Sessions". Dallas News. November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Role reversal: Architect of 2010 GOP House takeover in trouble". Politico.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report (November 10, 2008). "2008 US Congressional Race Results". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ The New York Times (November 10, 2009). "Election 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State (November 9, 2012). "2012 General Election Results". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.