Lloyd Doggett

In the 2024 House race for TX-37, Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Garcia Sharon (R) who received 23.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Lloyd Doggett's 50.6-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Lloyd Doggett benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2022 House race for TX-37, Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Jennifer Garcia Sharon (R) who received 21.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Lloyd Doggett's 55.8-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Lloyd Doggett won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2018 House race for TX-35, Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating David Smalling (R) who received 26.1%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Lloyd Doggett's 45.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Lloyd Doggett benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Lloyd Doggett benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2016 House race for TX-35, Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Susan Narvaiz (R) who received 31.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Lloyd Doggett's 31.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Lloyd Doggett benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for TX-35, Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Susan Narvaiz (R) who received 33.3%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Lloyd Doggett's 29.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Lloyd Doggett benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Lloyd Doggett won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).

In the 2012 House race for TX-35, Lloyd Doggett (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Susan Narvaiz (R) who received 32.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Lloyd Doggett's 31.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.