Texas's 37th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives was created as a result of the 2020 census.[3] The district is contained predominantly in Travis County with a small portion of southern Williamson County, and consists of the majority of the city of Austin as well as small areas of its suburbs. It is represented by Lloyd Doggett.
| Texas's 37th congressional district | |
|---|---|
 District map since 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 765,870[1] |
| Median household income | $92,467[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+24[2] |
From 1903 to 2005, the Austin area had been covered solely by Texas's 10th congressional district, which initially covered all of Travis County and areas from surrounding counties, but which steadily shrank over time as Austin grew more populated. From 2005, the Austin area was partitioned between several congressional districts, and the 10th's then-incumbent representative, Democrat Lloyd Doggett, was forced to move first to the 25th district from 2005–13 and then to the 35th district from 2013–23, both of which contained both a portion of Austin and an extensive area outside of it.
After eighteen years of there being no Austin-centered district, the 37th district was created as of 2023, centered on the Austin area as the pre-2005 10th district had been.[4]
List of members representing the district
edit| Representative (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 2023 | |||||
 Lloyd Doggett (Austin) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th | Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present Parts of Travis and Williamson |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 219,358 | 76.7 | ||
| Republican | Jenny Sharon | 59,923 | 20.9 | ||
| Libertarian | Clark Patterson | 6,332 | 2.2 | ||
| Write-in | Sherri Taylor | 176 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 285,789 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Livingston, Patrick Svitek and Abby (October 18, 2021). "Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area's new congressional district". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Elections Results - U.S. House - District 37 General". Daily Kos. Associated Press. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
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