Texas's 32nd congressional district

Texas's 32nd congressional district
Texas's 32nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Pete Sessions (R–Dallas)
Population (2000)	651,619
Median income	$45,725
Ethnicity	67.6% White, 7.9% Black, 4.2% Asian, 36.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+10 (2012)

Texas's 32nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves a suburban area of northeastern Dallas, Texas. The district was created after the 2000 census when Texas went from 30 seats to 32 seats. It was then modified in 2011 after the 2010 United States Census. The current representative is Pete Sessions.

Among other communities, the district includes part of the North Dallas neighborhood of Preston Hollow, which has been the home of George W. Bush since the end of his Presidency. While it previously contained much of the Western Dallas County area, including Irving, since the redistricting in 2011-2012,^[1] the district now covers mostly the Northern and Eastern Dallas County areas, and a small portion of Collin County.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 2003
Pete Sessions	Republican	January 3, 2003 – Present	Redistricted from the 5th district

Recent elections

2004 election

In the 2004 election, Martin Frost, the Democratic representative from Texas's 24th congressional district, who had been redistricted out of his district in Fort Worth, Arlington, and parts of Dallas, decided to run against Sessions rather than challenge Kenny Marchant or Joe Barton. Sessions benefited from President George W. Bush's endorsement to win in this Republican-leaning district.

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

2006 election

In 2006, Dallas lawyer (and cousin of Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor) Will Pryor unsuccessfully challenged Sessions, and lost by a large margin.

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

2008 election

In 2008, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Eric Roberson and was reelected to another term.^[2]

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

2010 election

In 2010, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Grier Raggio and Libertarian John Jay Myers. Sessions was reelected to another term.^[3]

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

2012 election

In 2012, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Katherine Savers McGovern and Libertarian Seth Hollist. Sessions was reelected to his 13th term.^[4]

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

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. Ross Ramsey (March 5, 2012). "In Redistricting, Race is the Limit to GOP Majority". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
2. US News and World Report (November 10, 2008). "2008 US Congressional Race Results". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
3. The New York Times (November 10, 2009). "Election 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
4. Texas Office of the Secretary of State (November 9, 2012). "2012 General Election Results". Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved Nov 29, 2012.

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 32°55′13″N 96°39′13″W / 32.92028°N 96.65361°W