Texas' 32nd Congressional District

Texas' 32nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Julie Johnson

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Texas' 32nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Julie Johnson (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Texas representatives represented an average of 767,981 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 701,901 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024

Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)

Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 32

Julie Johnson defeated Darrell Day and Kevin Hale in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Johnson (D)	60.5	140,536
		Darrell Day (R)	37.0	85,941
		Kevin Hale (L)	2.6	5,987

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 232,464
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Clayton Chapman (Independent)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32

Darrell Day defeated David Blewett in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darrell Day	64.8	3,394
		David Blewett	35.2	1,842

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,236
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Johnson	50.4	17,633
		Brian Williams	19.2	6,704
		Justin Moore	7.1	2,483
		Jan McDowell	4.9	1,722
		Zachariah Manning	4.6	1,617
		Raja Chaudhry	3.6	1,258
		Callie Butcher	3.3	1,169
		Kevin Felder	3.1	1,101
		Alex Cornwallis	2.6	909
		Christopher Panayiotou	1.0	361

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,957
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rhetta Andrews Bowers (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

David Blewett and Darrell Day advanced to a runoff. They defeated Juan Feria and Gulrez Khan in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Blewett	44.4	10,706
✔		Darrell Day	38.2	9,211
		Juan Feria	9.9	2,397
		Gulrez Khan	7.4	1,787

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,101
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32

Kevin Hale advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Kevin Hale (L)

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2022

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 32

Incumbent Colin Allred defeated Antonio Swad in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred (D)	65.4	116,005
		Antonio Swad (R)	34.6	61,494

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,499
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32

Antonio Swad defeated Justin Webb in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Swad	57.0	6,929
		Justin Webb	43.0	5,226

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,155
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

Incumbent Colin Allred advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred	100.0	31,805

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Swad	40.3	8,962
✔		Justin Webb	18.0	4,007
		Nathan Davis	16.0	3,549
		Darrell Day	10.4	2,321
		Brad Namdar	10.2	2,270
		Ejike Okpa	5.1	1,128

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,237
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Montgomery Markland (R)
• Ricardo Salazar (R)
• Gary Slagel (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32

No candidate advanced from the convention.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Nathan Bosley (L)

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2020

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 32

Incumbent Colin Allred defeated Genevieve Collins, Christy Mowrey, and Jason Sigmon in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred (D)	51.9	178,542
		Genevieve Collins (R)	45.9	157,867
		Christy Mowrey (L)	1.4	4,946
		Jason Sigmon (Independent)	0.7	2,332

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 343,687
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

Incumbent Colin Allred advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred	100.0	72,761

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

Genevieve Collins defeated Floyd McLendon Jr., Jon Hollis, Jeff Tokar, and Mark Sackett in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Genevieve Collins	52.9	22,908
		Floyd McLendon Jr.	33.9	14,699
		Jon Hollis	4.5	1,945
		Jeff Tokar	4.4	1,892
	Submit photo	Mark Sackett	4.3	1,880

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,324
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nhat-Nam Pham (R)
• Mark Dumdei (R)
• Tania Burgess (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32

Christy Mowrey defeated Ken Ashby in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 21, 2020.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Ken Ashby (L)
✔		Christy Mowrey (L)

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2018

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 32

Colin Allred defeated incumbent Pete Sessions and Melina Baker in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 32 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred (D)	52.3	144,067
		Pete Sessions (R)	45.8	126,101
		Melina Baker (L)	2.0	5,452

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 275,620
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32

Colin Allred defeated Lillian Salerno in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 32 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred	69.5	15,658
		Lillian Salerno	30.5	6,874

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,532
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Colin Allred	38.5	15,442
✔		Lillian Salerno	18.3	7,343
		Brett Shipp	16.3	6,550
		Edward Meier	13.7	5,474
		George Rodriguez	7.6	3,029
	Submit photo	Ronald William Marshall	3.2	1,301
		Todd Maternowski	2.4	945

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,084
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32

Incumbent Pete Sessions defeated Paul Brown in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 32 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pete Sessions	79.3	32,784
		Paul Brown	20.7	8,575

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,359
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2016

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Pete Sessions (R) defeated Ed Rankin (L) and Gary Stuard (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sessions defeated Paul Brown, Russ Ramsland and Cherie Myint Roughneen in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions Incumbent	71.1%	162,868
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	19%	43,490
	Green	Gary Stuard	10%	22,813
Total Votes				229,171
Source: Texas Secretary of State

U.S. House, Texas District 32 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pete Sessions Incumbent	61.4%	49,813
Russ Ramsland	23.7%	19,203
Paul Brown	11.7%	9,488
Cherie Myint Roughneen	3.2%	2,601
Total Votes		81,105
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 32nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Pete Sessions (R) defeated Frank Perez (D) and Ed Rankin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions Incumbent	61.8%	96,495
	Democratic	Frank Perez	35.4%	55,325
	Libertarian	Ed Rankin	2.7%	4,276
Total Votes				156,096
Source: Texas Secretary of State

2012

See also: Texas' 32nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 32nd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Pete Sessions (R) won re-election. He defeated Katherine Savers McGovern (D) and Seth Hollist (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions Incumbent	58.3%	146,653
	Democratic	Katherine Savers McGovern	39.5%	99,288
	Libertarian	Seth Hollist	2.3%	5,695
Total Votes				251,636
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Pete Sessions won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Grier Raggio (D) and John Jay Myers (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions incumbent	62.6%	79,433
	Democratic	Grier Raggio	34.9%	44,258
	Libertarian	John Jay Myers	2.5%	3,178
Total Votes				126,869

2008
On November 4, 2008, Pete Sessions won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Eric Roberson (D) and Alex Bischoff (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions incumbent	57.3%	116,283
	Democratic	Eric Roberson	40.6%	82,406
	Libertarian	Alex Bischoff	2.2%	4,421
Total Votes				203,110

2006
On November 7, 2006, Pete Sessions won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Will Pryor (D) and John Hawley (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions incumbent	56.4%	71,461
	Democratic	Will Pryor	41.3%	52,269
	Libertarian	John Hawley	2.3%	2,922
Total Votes				126,652

2004
On November 2, 2004, Pete Sessions won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Martin Frost (D) and Michael David Needleman (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions incumbent	54.3%	109,859
	Democratic	Martin Frost	44%	89,030
	Libertarian	Michael David Needleman	1.7%	3,347
Total Votes				202,236

2002
On November 5, 2002, Pete Sessions won election to the United States House. He defeated Pauline Dixon (D), Steve Martin (L) and Carla Hubbell (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Texas District 32 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pete Sessions	67.8%	100,226
	Democratic	Pauline Dixon	30.3%	44,886
	Libertarian	Steve Martin	1.1%	1,582
	Green	Carla Hubbell	0.8%	1,208
Total Votes				147,902

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

In August 2025, the Texas Legislature proposed a new congressional district map during special legislative sessions that prompted Democratic legislators to leave the state to prevent a quorum. Click here to read more about the 2025 Democratic walkout during mid-decade redistricting in Texas.

On August 20, 2025, the Texas House approved House Bill 4 containing a new congressional map by an 88-52 vote along party lines. On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025. The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.

Texas first enacted new congressional districts on October 25, 2021. The Senate released a proposed congressional map on September 27, 2021, and approved an amended version of the proposal on October 8, 2021. On October 13, 2021, the House Redistricting Committee approved an amended version of the congressional map, and both chambers of the legislature approved a finalized version of the map on October 18, 2021. The Senate approved the proposal in an 18-13 vote, and the House approved the bill in an 84-59 vote. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021. This map took effect for Texas' 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Texas work? In Texas, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Texas State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

If the state legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines (the backup commission is not involved in congressional redistricting). This backup commission, established in 1948, comprises the following members:

1. Lieutenant governor
2. Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
3. Attorney general
4. State comptroller
5. Commissioner of the General Land Office

The Texas Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and "that they preserve whole counties when population mandates permit."

Texas District 32
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 32
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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The 32nd Congressional District of Texas, prior to the 2010-2011 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2010 census

Following the 2010 United States Census, Texas gained four congressional seats. Texas' final congressional redistricting plan was approved by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in June 2013.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 32nd the 95th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 32nd the 102nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 65.7%-32.7%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 32nd the 101st most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 65.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 32.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Texas' 32nd Congressional District the 194th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.02. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.02 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Texas
• Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Texas' 32nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack.us Texas's 32nd Congressional District & Map

Footnotes

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Texas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Cornyn (R)

Ted Cruz (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nathaniel Moran (R)

District 2

Daniel Crenshaw (R)

District 3

Keith Self (R)

District 4

Pat Fallon (R)

District 5

Lance Gooden (R)

District 6

Jake Ellzey (R)

District 7

Lizzie Fletcher (D)

District 8

Morgan Luttrell (R)

District 9

Al Green (D)

District 10

Michael McCaul (R)

District 11

August Pfluger (R)

District 12

Craig Goldman (R)

District 13

Ronny Jackson (R)

District 14

Randy Weber (R)

District 15

Monica De La Cruz (R)

District 16

Veronica Escobar (D)

District 17

Pete Sessions (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Jodey Arrington (R)

District 20

Joaquin Castro (D)

District 21

Chip Roy (R)

District 22

Troy Nehls (R)

District 23

Tony Gonzales (R)

District 24

Beth Van Duyne (R)

District 25

Roger Williams (R)

District 26

Brandon Gill (R)

District 27

Michael Cloud (R)

District 28

Henry Cuellar (D)

District 29

Sylvia Garcia (D)

District 30

Jasmine Crockett (D)

District 31

John Carter (R)

District 32

Julie Johnson (D)

District 33

Marc Veasey (D)

District 34

Vicente Gonzalez (D)

District 35

Greg Casar (D)

District 36

Brian Babin (R)

District 37

Lloyd Doggett (D)

District 38

Wesley Hunt (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (12)

Vacancies (1)