Texas's 35th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the

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. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections and were seated for the

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. This election was won by

Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American attorney and politician who is a U.S. representative from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented a district based in Austin since 1995, currently numbered as Texa ...

, who previously represented

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before redistricting. The shape of the district has been described as one of the ten most

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in the United States. The district includes parts of the

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metropolitan area (primarily black- and Hispanic-majority areas), including portions of

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, thin strips of

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and Hays Counties, a portion of Caldwell County, and portions of southern and eastern

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. 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

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's 2018 '' Abbott v. Perez'' ruling.

Greg Casar Gregorio Eduardo Casar (born May 4, 1989) is an American politician who is the member for Texas's 35th congressional district in the United States Congress since 2023. He served as a member of the Austin City Council from the 4th district from 20 ...

, 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.

Election results from presidential races

List of representatives

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References

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