Texas's 35th Congressional District
Texas's 35th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 United States census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections and were seated for the 113th United States Congress. This election was won by Lloyd Doggett, who previously represented Texas's 25th congressional district before redistricting.
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. 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. In August 2017, another panel of federal judges in San Antonio ruled that the district was unconstitutional. However, the district was allowed to stand in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 Abbott v. Perez ruling.
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.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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 |
 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 |
Election results
2012
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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- ^ Texas Office of the Secretary of State "2014 General Election"
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