Texas's 33rd congressional district | |
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Population (2023) | 734,551 [1] |
Median household income | $62,386 [1] |
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Cook PVI | D+24 [2] |
Texas's 33rd congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census. [3] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and were seated for the 113th United States Congress. [4]
Texas's 33rd congressional district is composed of two counties in Texas—Dallas County and Tarrant County. In Dallas County, the district covers parts of Dallas, Irving, Grand Prairie, Farmers Branch, Carrollton and all of Cockrell Hill. In Tarrant County, the district includes parts of Arlington, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Saginaw and Sansom Park, and all of Everman.[ needs update ]
It is currently represented by Democrat Marc Veasey.
Year | Office | Result |
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2012 | President | Obama 72.6% – Romney 27.3% |
2016 | President | Clinton 75.4% – Trump 24.6% |
2018 | Senate | O'Rourke 77.9% – Cruz 22.1% |
Governor | Valdez 74.0% – Abbott 26.0% | |
2020 | President | Biden 74.0% – Trump 26.0% |
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties represented |
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District established January 3, 2013 | |||||
Marc Veasey (Fort Worth) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | 2013–2023 Parts of Dallas and Tarrant [5] |
2023–present Parts of Dallas and Tarrant [6] |
Marc Veasey and Domingo García took the top two spots in the May 29, 2012, Democratic Primary. Veasey won the runoff on July 31 to determine who would face the Republican nominee, Chuck Bradley, in the general election. [7] Veasey won the general election and was seated in the new district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marc Veasey | 85,114 | 72.51% | N/A | |
Republican | Chuck Bradley | 30,252 | 25.77% | N/A | |
Green | Ed Lindsay | 2,009 | 1.71% | N/A | |
Total votes | 117,375 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marc Veasey (incumbent) | 43,769 | 86.51% | +14.00 | |
Libertarian | Jason Reeves | 6,823 | 13.49% | N/A | |
Total votes | 50,592 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marc Veasey (incumbent) | 93,147 | 73.71% | –12.80 | |
Republican | M. Mark Mitchell | 33,222 | 26.29% | N/A | |
Total votes | 126,369 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marc Veasey (incumbent) | 90,805 | 76.16% | +2.45 | |
Republican | Willie Billups | 26,120 | 21.91% | –4.38 | |
Libertarian | Jason Reeves | 2,299 | 1.93% | N/A | |
Total votes | 119,224 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marc Veasey (incumbent) | 105,317 | 66.82% | –9.34 | |
Republican | Fabian Vasquez | 39,638 | 25.15% | +3.24 | |
Independent | Carlos Quintanilla | 8,071 | 5.12% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Jason Reeves | 2,586 | 1.64% | –0.29 | |
Independent | Rene Welton | 1,994 | 1.26% | N/A | |
Total votes | 157,606 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marc Veasey (incumbent) | 82,081 | 71.98% | +5.16 | |
Republican | Patrick Gillespie | 29,203 | 25.61% | −0.46 | |
Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 2,746 | 2.41% | +0.77 | |
Total votes | 114,030 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
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