Texas's 35th congressional district

Texas's 35th congressional district
Texas's 35th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Lloyd Doggett (D)
Distribution	% urban % rural
Population (2015)	823,909[1]
Median income	36,792[2]
Ethnicity	13.1% White 8.8% Black 1.9% Asian 63.1% Hispanic 0.68% Native American 12.5% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Gray-collar
Cook PVI	D+11 (2014)

Texas's 35th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.^[3] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, were seated for the 113th United States Congress.^[4] This election was won by Lloyd Doggett, who previously represented Texas's 25th congressional district before redistricting.^[5] The shape of the district has been described as one of the ten most gerrymandered in the US.^[6]

Texas's 35th Congressional District includes parts of the San Antonio metropolitan area, including portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays, and a portion of Caldwell county, as well as portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County.^[7]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history	Counties
District created		January 3, 2013
Lloyd Doggett	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –	Redistricted from the 25th district Elected in 2012 Re-Elected in 2014	Central and northeastern Bexar, northwestern Caldwell, southeastern Comal, southeastern Hays, southeastern Travis

2012 election results

US House election, 2012: Texas District 35^[8]

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
Turnout			165,179	100

2014 election results

US House election, 2014: Texas District 35^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett	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
Turnout			96,225	100	−41.75
	Democratic hold		Swing	−1.46

References

1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/
2. https://ballotpedia.org/Texas%27_35th_Congressional_District
3. "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
4. "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
5. "Congressional District 35 election results". Retrieved 2013-01-31.
6. Ingraham, Christopher (15 May 2014). "America's most gerrymandered congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
7. "DistrictViewer". Texas Legislative Council. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
8. Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2012 General Election"
9. Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2014 General Election"

External links

Coordinates: 29°50′24″N 97°36′36″W / 29.8400°N 97.6100°W