Texas's 32nd congressional district
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. The district was created after the 2000 census when Texas went from 30 seats to 32 seats. It was then modified in 2011 after the 2010 United States Census. The current representative is Democrat Colin Allred.
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Texas's 32nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
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Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 753,715[2] | ||
Median income | $70,640[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+5[3] |
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 redistricting in 2011–2012,[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 elections.[5] The district, like most suburban districts in Texas, had long been considered solidly Republican. However, it now considered more of a swing district as a result of changing demographics, along with antipathy towards President Donald Trump in suburban areas.[6]
Election results from presidential races
Year | Office | Result |
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2004 | President | Bush 60 - 40% |
2008 | President | McCain 55 - 44% |
2012 | President | Romney 57 - 41.5% |
2016 | President | Clinton 48.5 - 46.6% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ess |
Electoral history | Counties represented |
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District created | January 3, 2003 | ||||
Pete Sessions |
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. |
2003–2007 Northeastern Dallas, Southeastern Collin |
2007–2013 Northeastern Dallas, Southeastern Collin | |||||
2013–present Northeastern Dallas, Southeastern Collin | |||||
Colin Allred |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th | Elected in 2018. |
Recent elections
2004 election
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 | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 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 election
In 2006, Dallas lawyer (and cousin of Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor) Will Pryor unsuccessfully challenged Sessions, and lost by a large margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 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 election
In 2008, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Eric Roberson and was reelected to another term.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 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 election
In 2010, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Grier Raggio and Libertarian John Jay Myers. Sessions was reelected to another term.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 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 election
In 2012, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Katherine Savers McGovern and Libertarian Seth Hollist. Sessions was reelected to his 9th term.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 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 election
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 | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 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 election
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 | % | |
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Republican | Pete Sessions | 162,868 | 71.07 | |
Libertarian | Ed Rankin | 43,490 | 18.98 | |
Green | Gary Stuard | 22,813 | 9.95 | |
Total votes | 229,171 | 100 |
2018 election
In 2018, Sessions was defeated by attorney and former professional football player Colin Allred.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Colin Allred | 144,067 | 52.27 | |
Republican | Pete Sessions | 126,101 | 45.75 | |
Libertarian | Melina Baker | 5,452 | 1.98 | |
Total votes | 275,620 [10] | 100 |
References
- https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- 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.
- https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/27/pete-sessions-texas-house-trump-democrats-wave-743756
- US News and 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.
- https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist331_state.htm