Texas's 35th congressional district

Not to be confused with Texas's 35th House of Representatives district.

Texas's 35th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Greg Casar D–Austin
Distribution	95.99% urban [1] 4.01% rural
Population (2023)	834,055 [2]
Median household income	$73,349 [3]
Ethnicity	55.1% Hispanic 26.2% White 11.9% Black 3.2% Two or more races 2.9% Asian 0.8% other
Cook PVI	D+21 [4]

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]

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.

With a Cook PVI of D+21 (as of 2023), it is now the second-most Democratic district that includes Austin. Only the 37th is more Democratic with a D+24 rating. ^[4]

Recent election results from statewide races

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%
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%

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: ^[13]

BexarCounty (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)

ComalCounty (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)

HaysCounty (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)

TravisCounty (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 [14]
Greg Casar (Austin)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present Parts of Bexar, Comal, Hays, and Travis [15]

Election results

2012

Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2012 ^[16]

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

Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2014 ^[17]

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

Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2016 ^[18]

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

Texas's 35th congressional district election, 2018 ^[19]

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

Texas's 35th congressional district election, 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

Texas's 35th congressional district election, 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

References

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19. Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2018 General Election"

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