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Texas's 32nd congressional district
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Texas's 32nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Colin Allred
D–Dallas
Distribution
  • 99.85% urban
  • 0.15% rural
Population (2019) 778,087
Median income $76,464
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+5

Texas's 32nd congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Texas. This district was created in 2003 after the 2000 census and Texas got two more congressional districts. The district is in northern Dallas, Texas but after redistricting in 2011-2012 it also has eastern Dallas. The district is currently represented by Democrat Colin Allred. When the district was made Republican Pete Sessions was the congressman. He was the congressman for 16 years but lost reelection to Allred.

Election history

Year Office Result
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 - 44%
US House election, 2004: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
US House election, 2006: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
US House election, 2008: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
US House election, 2010: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
US House election, 2012: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
US House election, 2014: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2016: Texas District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pete Sessions 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
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 -18.00
Total votes 275,620 100.0
Democrat gain from Republican Swing

See also

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