Texas's 32nd congressional district

Texas's 32nd congressional district
Texas's 32nd congressional district
	Texas's 32nd congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Colin Allred ; D–Dallas
Distribution	99.85% urban; 0.15% rural;
Population (2022)	787,408
Median household; income	$65,935
Ethnicity	42.63% White ; 25.49% Hispanic ; 14.75% Black ; 8.41% other; 8.39% Asian ; 0.3% Native American ;
Cook PVI	D+14

Last updated February 18, 2024

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 Colin 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, re-electing Allred with over 60% of the vote.

Election results from presidential races

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

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.
Colin Allred (Dallas)	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th		2023–present Southern Collin, Northeastern Dallas, and Southeastern Denton ^[8]

Recent elections

2004

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.

US House election, 2004: Texas District 32
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

In 2006, Dallas lawyer (and cousin of U.S. Senator Mark Pryor) Will Pryor unsuccessfully challenged Sessions, and lost by a large margin.

US House election, 2006: Texas District 32
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

In 2008, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Eric Roberson and was reelected to another term.^[9]

US House election, 2008: Texas District 32
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

In 2010, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Grier Raggio and Libertarian John Jay Myers. Sessions was reelected to another term.^[10]

US House election, 2010: Texas District 32
	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

In 2012, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Katherine Savers McGovern and Libertarian Seth Hollist. Sessions was reelected to his 9th term.^[11]

US House election, 2012: Texas District 32
	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

In 2014, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Frank Perez and Libertarian Ed Rankin. Sessions was reelected to his 10th term.

US House election, 2014: Texas District 32
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

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.

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016: Texas District 32
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2018: District 32
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

United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2020: District 32^[12]
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

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 32
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

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References

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1 2 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.
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[1] "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.

[auto-2] 1 2 Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

[4] Ross Ramsey (March 5, 2012). "In Redistricting, Race is the Limit to GOP Majority". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2012.

[5] "Democrat Colin Allred grabs Dallas-area U.S. House seat from GOP's Pete Sessions". Dallas News. November 7, 2018.

[6] "Role reversal: Architect of 2010 GOP House takeover in trouble". Politico .

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] U.S. News & World Report (November 10, 2008). "2008 US Congressional Race Results". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[10] The New York Times (November 10, 2009). "Election 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2012.

[11] Texas Office of the Secretary of State (November 9, 2012). "2012 General Election Results". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

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