Texas's 34th congressional district

Texas's 34th congressional district
Texas's 34th congressional district
	Texas's 34th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
	Vicente Gonzalez ; D–McAllen
Distribution	83.96% urban; 16.04% rural;
Population (2022)	790,190
Median household; income	$48,801
Ethnicity	84.54% Hispanic ; 11.74% White ; 1.4% Black ; 0.47% Asian ; 0.28% Native American ;
Cook PVI	D+9

Last updated January 08, 2024

Texas's 34th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census.^[4] The first candidates ran in the 2012 elections; the winner, Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., was seated for the 113th United States Congress.^[5] The district is currently represented by Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen), who was redistricted there from Texas's 15th congressional district.^[6]

Texas's 34th congressional district is composed of the area on the Gulf Coast between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, the latter of which being situated in the neighboring 27th congressional district.^[7] It extends westward to include the northeastern portion of McAllen and surrounds, with the rest of the McAllen area being in the 15th. In addition to the City of Brownsville, other major towns in the district include Alice, Beeville, Harlingen, Kingsville and San Benito.

Election results from recent statewide races

Results under current lines (since 2023)^[8]

Year	Office	Result
2014	Senate	Alameel 59 - 41%
2014	Governor	Davis 62 - 38%
2016	President	Clinton 66 - 30%
2018	Senate	O’Rourke 65 - 34%
	Governor	Valdez 57 - 41%
	Lieutenant Governor	Collier 63 - 35%
	Attorney General	Nelson 65 - 33%
2020	President	Biden 53 - 46%
2020	Senate	Hegar 52 - 45%
2022	Governor	O’Rourke 52 - 46%
	Lieutenant Governor	Collier 53 - 44%
	Attorney General	Garza 57 - 41% ^[9]

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 2013
Filemon Vela Jr. (Brownsville)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – March 31, 2022	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned.	2013–2023 Bee, Cameron, DeWitt, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy; parts of Gonzales, Hidalgo, and San Patricio
Vacant		March 31, 2022 – June 21, 2022	117th
Mayra Flores (McAllen)	Republican	June 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023	117th	Elected to finish Vela's term. Lost re-election.
Vicente Gonzalez (McAllen)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy; parts of Hidalgo ^[10]

Recent election results

2012 Texas's 34th congressional district election ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr.	89,606	61.89	N/A
	Republican	Jessica Puente Bradshaw	52,448	36.23	N/A
	Libertarian	Steven Shanklin	2,724	1.88	N/A
Total votes			144,778	100.00
	Democratic win (new seat)

2014 Texas's 34th congressional district election ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	47,503	59.47	–2.42
	Republican	Larry Smith	30,811	38.57	+2.34
	Libertarian	Ryan Rowley	1,563	1.96	+0.08
Total votes			79,877	100.00
	Democratic hold

2016 Texas's 34th congressional district election ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	104,638	62.67	+3.20
	Republican	Rey Gonzalez Jr.	62,323	37.33	–1.24
Total votes			166,961	100.00
	Democratic hold

2018 Texas's 34th congressional district election ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	85,825	59.99	–2.68
	Republican	Rey Gonzalez Jr.	57,243	40.01	+2.68
Total votes			143,068	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020 Texas's 34th congressional district election ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Filemon Vela Jr. (incumbent)	111,439	55.44	–4.55
	Republican	Rey Gonzalez Jr.	84,119	41.85	+1.84
	Libertarian	Anthony Cristo	3,222	1.60	N/A
	Independent	Chris Royal	2,235	1.12	N/A
Total votes			201,027	100.00
	Democratic hold

2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mayra Flores	14,799	50.91
	Democratic	Dan Sanchez	12,606	43.37
	Democratic	Rene Coronado	1,210	4.16
	Republican	Juana Cantu-Cabrera	454	1.56
Total votes			29,069	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022 Texas's 34th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vicente Gonzalez (incumbent)	70,896	52.73
	Republican	Mayra Flores (incumbent)	59,464	44.23
	Independent	Chris Royal	4,079	3.03
Total votes			134,439	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

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References

↑ Bureau, US Census. "Geography Program". www.census.gov.
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.
↑ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
↑ "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
↑ "Vicente Gonzalez holds back Republican surge, returns 34th Congressional District to Democratic control". The Texas Tribune. November 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
↑ "DistrictViewer". dvr.capitol.texas.gov.
↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
↑ "TX 2022 Congressional". Dave’s Redistricting App. Retrieved July 15, 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.
1 2 Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2012 General Election"
↑ "Texas Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
↑ "2016 General Election, 11/8/2016". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
1 2 "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

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[1] Bureau, US Census. "Geography Program". www.census.gov.

[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] "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.

[5] "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2010.

[6] "Vicente Gonzalez holds back Republican surge, returns 34th Congressional District to Democratic control". The Texas Tribune. November 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[7] "DistrictViewer". dvr.capitol.texas.gov.

[8] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[9] "TX 2022 Congressional". Dave’s Redistricting App. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

[10] "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.

[txsos-11] 1 2 Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2012 General Election"

[Generalelection2014-12] "Texas Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[Generalelection2016-13] "2016 General Election, 11/8/2016". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[TXgenr-14] 1 2 "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

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