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Texas's 32nd congressional district

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Population (2015)
  
748,526

Cook PVI
  
R+10 (2014)

Median income
  
61,356

Texas's 32nd congressional district

Current Representative
  
Pete Sessions (R–Dallas)

Ethnicity
  
43.1% White 13.8% Black 7.8% Asian 26.0% Hispanic 0.35% Native American 9.0% other

Texas's 32nd 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.

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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, the district now covers mostly the Northern and Eastern Dallas County areas, and a small portion of Collin County.

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.

2006 election

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

2008 election

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

2010 election

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

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.

2014 election

In 2014, Sessions successfully faced a challenge by Democrat Frank Perez and Libertarian Ed Rankin. Sessions was reelected to his 14th term.

2016 election

In 2016, Sessions won an election contested only by third party candidates, as the Democrats did not nominate a challenger. Sessions was reelected to his 15th term.

References

Texas's 32nd congressional district Wikipedia