Incumbent Rep. Lloyd Doggett defeated Donna Imam and two other candidates in the Democratic primary for Texas' 37th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Texas’ 37th was a newly created district following redistricting. Doggett represented Texas' 35th Congressional District.

Three independent race forcasters projected the general election in this district as Solid Democratic. The Austin American-Statesman's Philip Jankowski described Texas’ 37th as consisting of “much of heavily Democratic Austin — nearly all of the city west of Interstate 35 and parts of East and Northeast Austin.”^[1]

As of January 2022, Doggett and Imam led the field in fundraising and media coverage.^[2]^[3]^[4] Doggett had served in Congress since 1995. He previously served as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court and in the Texas State Senate.^[5] During his campaign announcement, Doggett said his goals included: “Protecting our democracy from those who favor authoritarianism, strengthening healthcare access as chairman of the Health Subcommittee, responding to the climate crisis, reforming our immigration system, promoting educational opportunity, and using my seniority to ensure that Austin’s concerns are addressed.”^[6]

Imam had worked as a computer engineer and a tech consultant.^[7] She won the Democratic primary in Texas’ 31st in 2020, but incumbent Rep. John Carter (R) defeated her in the general election. Imam said her key issues were: “Housing security for stability and safety, healthcare assurance which will boost productivity and reduce debt, education opportunities leading to increased incomes, and real pay so that families can live where they work.”^[8]

Doggett and Imam both said their respective political experiences spurred them to run in Texas’ 37th. Doggett said “the opportunity to once again represent the [...] only city that I’ve ever called home — that really is very appealing,” and that he would use his seniority in Congress to address the needs of “families for whom [he has] been voting in Washington, even when they could not vote for [him].”^[3]^[6] Imam said: “In 2020, I won the Democratic nomination [in Texas’ 31st] with the highest voter turnout in the history of the district. [...] That’s why we’re in the best position to repeat our success and help Democrats win statewide in 2022.”^[9]

Doggett won the 2020 Democratic primary in Texas’ 35th Congressional District 73% to 27%, and went on to win the general election 65% to 30%. Imam was a top-two finisher in the 2020 Democratic primary in Texas' 31st Congressional District, and went on to win the primary runoff 57% to 43%. Imam lost the general election to Carter 44% to 53%.

According to data from Daily Kos, 10.8% of the 37th District's population was previously in the 35th District, which Doggett represented, and 7.9% of the 37th District's population was previously in the 31st District, where Imam won the Democratic primary in 2020.^[10]

Quinton Beaubouef and Christopher Jones also ran in the election.

Christopher Jones (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.

This district was one of seven new U.S. House districts created as a result of apportionment after the 2020 census. Click here to read more.

This page focuses on Texas' 37th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett defeated Donna Imam, Christopher Jones, and Quinton Beaubouef in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 37 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lloyd Doggett	79.3	60,007
		Donna Imam	17.7	13,385
		Christopher Jones	2.0	1,503
	Submit photo	Quinton Beaubouef	1.1	804

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,699
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Hasani Burton (D)

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Lloyd Doggett

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office:

U.S. House of Representatives (Assumed office: 1995)
Texas Supreme Court (1989-1994)
Texas State Senate (1973-1985)

Biography: Doggett received a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of Texas, Austin. Doggett entered politics three years after finishing his schooling. While in office, he had worked as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas, Austin.

Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Doggett said he would use his experience and seniority in Congress to deliver for his constituents. He said even when the city of Austin was not encompassed by the congressional district he represented, he still worked to help those constituents.

Doggett said he would work to increase access to healthcare by supporting Medicare expansion and reducing prescription drug prices. He said he supported Medicare for All.

Doggett said he supported working to address climate change. He said: “Together, and by reaching out to our neighbors, we must act now to create a sustainable, green economy, reduce carbon emissions, and increase renewable energy.”

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Sources: Facebook, "Lloyd Doggett on October 18, 2021," accessed January 25, 2022; Lloyd Doggett's campaign website, "Issues," accessed January 25, 2022; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Doggett, Lloyd," accessed January 25, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 37 in 2022.

Donna Imam

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography: Imam received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Trine University and a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University. Her professional experience included working as an engineer at Siemens, a product manager at Dell, and a founder and partner at Inteleaf.

Key Messages

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Imam said: “In 2020, I won the Democratic nomination [in Texas’ 31st] with the highest voter turnout in the history of the district. [...] That’s why we’re in the best position to repeat our success and help Democrats win statewide in 2022.”

Imam said her background in science and technology would help her handle complicated issues like increasing access to healthcare. She said she supported a single-payer plan and Medicare for All.

Imam said she would work to reduce homelessness by increasing federal funding for economically accessible housing, social services, and mental healthcare.

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Sources: Twitter, "Donna Imam on November 29, 2021," accessed January 25, 2022; Donna Imam's campaign website, "Healthcare," accessed January 25, 2022; Donna Imam's campaign website, "Housing," accessed January 25, 2022; The Young Turks, "In her 2022 campaign, Donna Imam encourages progressives to fight for Texas' 37th Congressional District," January 4, 2022; LinkedIn, "Donna Imam," accessed January 25, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 37 in 2022.

Christopher Jones

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "I am running for Congress in the new TX-37th district based in Austin, TX! From an early age, I have felt compelled to serve my community. This manifested itself in my involvement in church; in joining and starting clubs in school; in participation in leadership workshops and youth legislatures; and even today in fostering safe spaces for LGBTQ+ rock climbers. My experiences in these various groups have made me a firm believer that if you want to see change in your community, you must step up and make it happen. This is the time for change. "

Key Messages

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I’m running for Congress to fight for progressive values that support social equity and encourage inclusion. Growing up in Alabama, I didn’t have to travel far to see the effects of income inequality or racial discrimination. I never had to imagine being dismissed for my inclusion in the LGBTQ+ community, I lived it. Today, we continue to see our most vulnerable communities denied equal access, protections, and opportunity in services like housing, medical care, education, and employment. Representation and support from allies are more important today than ever before.

I’m running for Congress because I know representation matters. For too long we have seen the same faces and heard the same voices legislating on our behalf, however, the electorate has continued to become younger, more diverse, and more progressive. Without representation, those without power will continue to have their rights compromised. It is time to give our city a choice in electing someone who will fight to elevate the voices of all our communities.

I’m running for Congress because I know that we cannot move our country forward by leaving others behind. I know we can build a better future by investing in America’s greatest asset, our people. I know meaningful change is closer than we think, and I know we can build a future that works for all of us.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Texas District 37 in 2022.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Christopher Jones (D)

I’m running for Congress to fight for progressive values that support social equity and encourage inclusion. Growing up in Alabama, I didn’t have to travel far to see the effects of income inequality or racial discrimination. I never had to imagine being dismissed for my inclusion in the LGBTQ+ community, I lived it. Today, we continue to see our most vulnerable communities denied equal access, protections, and opportunity in services like housing, medical care, education, and employment. Representation and support from allies are more important today than ever before.

I’m running for Congress because I know representation matters. For too long we have seen the same faces and heard the same voices legislating on our behalf, however, the electorate has continued to become younger, more diverse, and more progressive. Without representation, those without power will continue to have their rights compromised. It is time to give our city a choice in electing someone who will fight to elevate the voices of all our communities.

I’m running for Congress because I know that we cannot move our country forward by leaving others behind. I know we can build a better future by investing in America’s greatest asset, our people. I know meaningful change is closer than we think, and I know we can build a future that works for all of us.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Christopher Jones (D)

Reproductive Justice:

While we continue to fight in the courts at the federal and state level, Congress should seek more opportunities to support individuals capable of becoming pregnant and to shield these individuals from further undue burden. Reproductive Justice doesn’t stop in the womb, it encompasses the entire journey an individual chooses to make and we should do everything in our power to create a system that encourages this freedom of choice without obstruction or fear. I will fight to:

• Eliminate barriers to contraceptive treatments • Secure access to reproductive healthcare for all people capable of becoming pregnant • Ensure economic opportunity for individuals who choose to continue a pregnancy • Expand services for after-birth and early childhood care

Healthcare for All:

With an aging population, rising care costs, and a widening wealth divide, many Americans are facing tremendous challenges when making choices about their health. The Affordable Care Act made great advances in the fight to insure more Americans, however, we still need real solutions for solving access to healthcare for all. Healthcare is a human right and we need a system that truly covers all Americans equally. I will fight to:

• Separate healthcare from employment • End in-and-out of network fees and restrictions • Allow patients freedom of choice in their providers

• Migrate from Fee-For-Service to a Value-Based-Care model for medical billing.

Campaign advertisements

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Lloyd Doggett

February 2, 2022

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Donna Imam

February 13, 2022

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Endorsements

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Lloyd Doggett

Election competitiveness

Polls

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Race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[12]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Race ratings: Texas' 37th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[16] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[17] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Lloyd Doggett	Democratic Party	$1,389,877	$1,280,771	$5,314,581	As of December 31, 2022
Quinton Beaubouef	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Donna Imam	Democratic Party	$244,620	$225,683	$18,887	As of December 31, 2022
Christopher Jones	Democratic Party	$27,035	$13,391	$-3,121	As of May 4, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[18]^[19]^[20]

If available, links to satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. Any satellite spending reported in other resources is displayed in a table. This table may not represent the actual total amount spent by satellite groups in the election. Satellite spending for which specific amounts, dates, or purposes are not reported are marked "N/A." To help us complete this information, or to notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.

By candidate	By election
Federal Election Commission - Lloyd Doggett Federal Election Commission - Donna Imam	FEC - Texas' 37th Congressional District Election

Election context

Redistricting following the 2020 census

Texas renewed its state legislative district boundaries in June 2023 for use in 2024 and until the 2030 census. These districts were the same as those enacted by the state in October 2021. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed HB 1000 — establishing state House district boundaries — on June 12, 2023, and he allowed SB 375 — establishing state Senate district boundaries — to become law without his signature on June 18, 2023.^[21]^[22]

The Texas Tribune's James Barragan wrote in January 2023 that Senate Legislative Redistricting Committee Chairwoman Joan Huffman (R) said the state was re-doing the redistricting process "to ensure that Legislature had met its constitutional requirement to apportion districts in the first regular session after the publishing of the results of the federal census, which is done every 10 years. Because of the pandemic, census numbers were not released until after the end of the last regularly scheduled legislative session on May 31, 2021. Redistricted maps were passed in a subsequent special session that year."^[23] Texas had originally enacted new state legislative districts on October 25, 2021.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Texas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Democratic or Republican	2% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	$3,125.00	12/13/2021	Source
Texas	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	5% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last election, or 500, whichever is less	N/A	6/23/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

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Texas' 37th Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; Republican primary runoff; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: December 13, 2021
	Primary: March 1, 2022; Primary runoff: May 24, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Texas
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+24; Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Texas District 37
before 2020 redistricting cycle

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Texas District 37
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Texas after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[24] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[25]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Texas
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Texas' 1st	26.5%	72.4%	27.2%	71.6%
Texas' 2nd	37.9%	60.7%	48.6%	49.9%
Texas' 3rd	42.0%	56.4%	48.7%	49.8%
Texas' 4th	36.4%	62.4%	24.4%	74.4%
Texas' 5th	38.2%	60.6%	37.9%	60.9%
Texas' 6th	37.4%	61.3%	47.8%	50.8%
Texas' 7th	64.2%	34.5%	53.6%	45.1%
Texas' 8th	35.8%	63.0%	28.1%	70.6%
Texas' 9th	76.2%	22.8%	75.7%	23.3%
Texas' 10th	39.8%	58.6%	48.4%	50.0%
Texas' 11th	29.1%	69.5%	19.7%	79.1%
Texas' 12th	40.1%	58.3%	37.9%	60.5%
Texas' 13th	26.5%	72.0%	19.4%	79.2%
Texas' 14th	35.0%	63.6%	39.6%	59.0%
Texas' 15th	48.1%	51.0%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 16th	67.0%	31.5%	66.4%	32.0%
Texas' 17th	38.0%	60.5%	43.6%	54.6%
Texas' 18th	73.6%	25.1%	75.7%	23.0%
Texas' 19th	26.2%	72.4%	26.3%	72.2%
Texas' 20th	65.8%	32.7%	63.7%	34.7%
Texas' 21st	39.4%	59.1%	47.9%	50.6%
Texas' 22nd	41.3%	57.4%	48.9%	49.8%
Texas' 23rd	45.8%	52.9%	48.5%	50.3%
Texas' 24th	43.0%	55.4%	51.9%	46.5%
Texas' 25th	33.8%	64.9%	44.4%	54.0%
Texas' 26th	40.0%	58.6%	42.1%	56.3%
Texas' 27th	38.1%	60.6%	37.5%	61.2%
Texas' 28th	52.9%	45.9%	51.6%	47.2%
Texas' 29th	67.8%	31.0%	65.9%	32.9%
Texas' 30th	77.8%	21.0%	79.8%	18.9%
Texas' 31st	39.0%	59.2%	47.6%	50.4%
Texas' 32nd	65.7%	32.7%	54.4%	44.0%
Texas' 33rd	74.2%	24.4%	73.0%	25.6%
Texas' 34th	57.3%	41.8%	TX-15: 50.4% TX-34: 51.5%	TX-15: 48.5% TX-34: 47.5%
Texas' 35th	71.7%	26.5%	---	---
Texas' 36th	33.6%	65.2%	26.9%	71.9%
Texas' 37th	75.5%	22.7%	67.7%	30.5%
Texas' 38th	40.2%	58.4%	---	---

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Texas.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2022. Information below was calculated on Jan. 27, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 223 candidates filed to run for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 143 Republicans, 79 Democrats, and one independent candidate. That’s 5.9 candidates per district, less than the 6.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 5.9 in 2018.

Texas gained two U.S. House districts following the 2020 census. Two members of the U.S. House filed to run for re-election in a different district than the one represented before redistricting: Lloyd Doggett (D) filed in the new 37th District, while Vicente Gonzalez (D) filed in the 34th District seat held by retiring Rep. Filemon Vela (D).

Six districts were open, meaning no incumbent filed to run. In addition to Gonzalez’s and Doggett’s districts, these included the newly-created 38th District and the 1st, 8th, and 30th districts. 1st District incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) filed to run for state attorney general, while incumbents Kevin Brady (R) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) did not file for re-election.

This was the same number as 2012, the previous post-redistricting cycle, and 2020. There were seven open seats in 2018.

There were 13 incumbents who filed to run in districts without any primary challengers.

Three districts were likely to be won by Republicans because no Democrats filed. There were no districts where the same is true of Democratic candidates.

Fifteen candidates each filed to run in the 15th and 30th Districts, more than any other. Six Democrats and nine Republicans filed in the 15th. Nine Democrats and six Republicans filed in the 30th. Both districts were open.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

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' 37th the 41st most Democratic district nationally.^[26]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Texas' 37th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
75.5%	22.7%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Texas, 2020

Texas presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Texas
	Texas	United States
Population	25,145,561	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	261,266	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	74%	72.5%
Black/African American	12.1%	12.7%
Asian	4.8%	5.5%
Native American	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	5.8%	4.9%
Multiple	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	39.3%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	83.7%	88%
College graduation rate	29.9%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$61,874	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	14.7%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	24	26
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	36	38

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Texas, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Patrick
Secretary of State	John Scott
Attorney General	Ken Paxton

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Texas State Legislature as of November 2022.

Texas State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	13
	Republican Party	18
	Vacancies	0
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	65
	Republican Party	83
	Vacancies	2
Total		150

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Texas was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2022
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

2022 battleground elections

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Footnotes

↑ Austin American-Statesman, "GOP mapmakers draw a new US. House district based in Austin," September 27, 2021
↑ FEC, "Texas - House District 37," accessed January 25, 2022
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Texas Tribune, "Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area's new congressional district," October 18, 2021
↑ Texas Signal, "DONNA IMAM ANNOUNCES RUN AGAINST REP. LLOYD DOGGETT," November 29, 2021
↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II," accessed January 25, 2022
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Facebook, "Lloyd Doggett on October 18, 2021," accessed January 25, 2022
↑ LinkedIn, "Donna Imam," accessed January 25, 2022
↑ Donna Imam's campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed January 25, 2022
↑ Twitter, "Donna Imam on November 29, 2021," accessed January 25, 2022
↑ Daily Kos, "Our new data shows exactly how new House districts are made up of old ones for every state," January 6, 2022
↑ In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
↑ Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: HB 1000," accessed June 21, 2023
↑ Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: SB 375," accessed June 21, 2023
↑ The Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate votes to take up redistricting again," January 11, 2023
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

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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)

[1] Austin American-Statesman, "GOP mapmakers draw a new US. House district based in Austin," September 27, 2021

[2] FEC, "Texas - House District 37," accessed January 25, 2022

[trib-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Texas Tribune, "Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area's new congressional district," October 18, 2021

[4] Texas Signal, "DONNA IMAM ANNOUNCES RUN AGAINST REP. LLOYD DOGGETT," November 29, 2021

[5] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II," accessed January 25, 2022

[fb-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Facebook, "Lloyd Doggett on October 18, 2021," accessed January 25, 2022

[7] LinkedIn, "Donna Imam," accessed January 25, 2022

[8] Donna Imam's campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed January 25, 2022

[9] Twitter, "Donna Imam on November 29, 2021," accessed January 25, 2022

[10] Daily Kos, "Our new data shows exactly how new House districts are made up of old ones for every state," January 6, 2022

[11] In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.

[12] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[13] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[14] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[15] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[16] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[17] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[definition-18] OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021

[stats-19] OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021

[20] National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021

[21] Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: HB 1000," accessed June 21, 2023

[22] Texas Legislature Online, "Bill: SB 375," accessed June 21, 2023

[23] The Texas Tribune, "Texas Senate votes to take up redistricting again," January 11, 2023

[24] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[25] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[26] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

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Texas' 37th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)

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