Texas' 33rd Congressional District
Texas' 33rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Marc Veasey (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' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Patrick Gillespie in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marc Veasey (D) | 68.8 | 114,289 |
 | Patrick Gillespie (R)  | 31.2 | 51,864 | |
| Total votes: 166,153 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Payton Jackson (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey | 68.3 | 15,313 |
 | Carlos Quintanilla | 31.7 | 7,102 | |
| Total votes: 22,415 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luis Fuentes (D)
- Viktor Avalos (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Patrick Gillespie defeated Kurt L. Schwab in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Gillespie | 61.6 | 6,144 |
 | Kurt L. Schwab | 38.4 | 3,833 | |
| Total votes: 9,977 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Patrick Gillespie and Ken Ashby in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey (D) | 72.0 | 82,081 |
| Patrick Gillespie (R) | 25.6 | 29,203 | |
| Ken Ashby (L) | 2.4 | 2,746 | ||
| Total votes: 114,030 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey | 69.5 | 16,806 |
| Carlos Quintanilla | 30.5 | 7,373 | |
| Total votes: 24,179 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Patrick Gillespie defeated Robert MacGlaflin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Gillespie | 63.5 | 5,709 |
 | Robert MacGlaflin | 36.5 | 3,284 | |
| Total votes: 8,993 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 33
Ken Ashby advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 19, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Ken Ashby (L) | |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Fabian Cordova Vasquez, Carlos Quintanilla, Jason Reeves, and Renedria Welton in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey (D) | 66.8 | 105,317 |
 | Fabian Cordova Vasquez (R) | 25.2 | 39,638 | |
| Carlos Quintanilla (Independent) | 5.1 | 8,071 | |
 | Jason Reeves (L) | 1.6 | 2,586 | |
 | Renedria Welton (Independent) | 1.3 | 1,994 | |
| Total votes: 157,606 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Sean Paul Segura in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey | 63.6 | 23,869 |
 | Sean Paul Segura | 36.4 | 13,678 | |
| Total votes: 37,547 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Avalos Valencia (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Fabian Cordova Vasquez advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fabian Cordova Vasquez | 100.0 | 7,317 |
| Total votes: 7,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rich Helms (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 33
Jason Reeves advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Reeves (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Willie Billups and Jason Reeves in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey (D) | 76.2 | 90,805 |
 | Willie Billups (R) | 21.9 | 26,120 | |
| Jason Reeves (L) | 1.9 | 2,299 | |
| Total votes: 119,224 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Incumbent Marc Veasey defeated Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Veasey | 70.6 | 14,998 |
| Carlos Quintanilla | 29.4 | 6,233 | |
| Total votes: 21,231 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33
Willie Billups advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 33 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Willie Billups | 100.0 | 5,254 |
| Total votes: 5,254 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Marc Veasey (D) defeated M. Mark Mitchell (R) and Roy Carl Stanley (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Veasey defeated Carlos Quintanilla in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Mitchell defeated Bruce Chadwick to win the Republican nomination.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Marc Veasey Incumbent |
73.7% | 93,147 | |
| Republican | M. Mark Mitchell | 26.3% | 33,222 | |
| Total Votes | 126,369 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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M. Mark Mitchell |
52.4% | 6,411 | ||
| Bruce Chadwick | 47.6% | 5,831 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,242 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marc Veasey Incumbent |
63.4% | 20,526 | ||
| Carlos Quintanilla | 36.6% | 11,846 | ||
| Total Votes | 32,372 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2014
The 33rd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Marc Veasey (D) defeated Jason Reeves (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marc Veasey Incumbent |
86.5% | 43,769 | |
| Libertarian | Jason Reeves | 13.5% | 6,823 | |
| Total Votes | 50,592 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 33rd Congressional District of Texas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Marc Veasey (D) won election. He defeated Chuck Bradley (R) and Ed Lindsay (L) in the general election. This was the first election for this newly created district.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marc Veasey |
72.5% | 85,114 | |
| Republican | Chuck Bradley | 25.8% | 30,252 | |
| Green | Ed Lindsay | 1.7% | 2,009 | |
| Total Votes | 117,375 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
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.[4][5] 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.[6] On August 23, 2025, the Texas Senate approved the map by an 18-11 vote along party lines.[7] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the new map into law on August 29, 2025.[8] The bill text stated the new district boundaries would take effect for the 2026 elections.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11] Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the map into law on October 25, 2021.[12] 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.[13]
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:[13]
- Lieutenant governor
- Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
- Attorney general
- State comptroller
- 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."[13]
Texas District 33
before 2020 redistricting cycle
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Texas District 33
after 2020 redistricting cycle
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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.[14][15][16]
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+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 33rd the 60th most Democratic district nationally.[17]
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+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 33rd the 42nd most Democratic district nationally.[18]
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) 74.2%-24.4%.[19]
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+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 33rd the 44th most Democratic district nationally.[20]
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 74.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 24.4%.[21]
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 D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Texas' 33rd Congressional District the 54th most Democratic nationally.[22]
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 1.17. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.17 points toward that party.[23]
See also
- Redistricting in Texas
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2020
- Texas' 33rd Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that’s had mixed results," August 3, 2025
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "The Texas Legislature is back for a special session. Here’s what we’re watching.," July 21, 2025
- ↑ CBS News, "Texas House passes GOP redistricting plan after weeks-long standoff," August 20, 2025
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Texas Democrats ramp up criticism of new Texas congressional map after Senate sends it to governor," August 23, 2025
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsigned - ↑ LegiScan, "Texas House Bill 4," accessed August 29, 2025
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate approves congressional map that draws no new Black or Hispanic districts even as people of color fueled population growth," October 8, 2021
- ↑ Texas Legislature Online, "SB 6," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Gov. Greg Abbott signs off on Texas’ new political maps, which protect GOP majorities while diluting voices of voters of color," October 25, 2021
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Litigation in the 2010 cycle, Texas," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Barone, M. & McCutcheon, C. (2013). The almanac of American politics 2014 : the senators, the representatives and the governors : their records and election results, their states and districts. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
