Texas's 32nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives serves a suburban area of northeastern Dallas County and a sliver of Collin and Denton counties. The district was created after the

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, when Texas went from 30 seats to 32 seats. It was then modified in 2011 after the 2010 census. The current representative is Democrat

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. Among other communities, the district includes part of the

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neighborhood of

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, 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

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, since the 2011–2012 redistricting cycle, the district now covers mostly the Northern and Eastern Dallas County areas, and a small portion of Collin County. In 2018, civil rights attorney and former

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player

won a heavily contested primary for the Democratic nomination, and defeated Republican incumbent

Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician from Texas who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 1 ...

in the November 6 election. The district, like most suburban districts in Texas, had long been considered solidly Republican. However, it is now considered more of a swing district as a result of changing demographics, along with antipathy towards former President Donald Trump in suburban areas.

Election results from presidential races

List of members representing the district

Recent elections

2004

In the 2004 election, Martin Frost, the

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representative from Texas's 24th congressional district, who had been redistricted out of his district in

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, 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.

2006

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

2008

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, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Eric Roberson and was reelected to another term.

2010

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, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat

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and Libertarian John Jay Myers. Sessions was reelected to another term.

2012

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, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democra
Katherine Savers McGovern
and Libertaria
Seth Hollist
Sessions was reelected to his 9th term.

2014

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, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Frank Perez and Libertarian Ed Rankin. Sessions was reelected to his 10th term.

2016

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, Sessions won an election contested only by third party candidates, as the Democrats did not nominate a challenger. Sessions was reelected to his 11th term.

2018

2020

2022

References

Sources

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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