Redistricting in Denton County The most recent updates explained.

UPDATE: The Supreme Court has issued a stay on these maps.  Consequently, these districts are no longer valid at this time (12/12/11).  This post will remain up for information purposes.  Once this issue has finally been settled, we will update everyone on what we know.

States redistrict every ten years, basing their districts on the new information from the U.S. Census, but Texas Republicans have a reputation for their inability to follow basic redistricting laws and regulations.  This has made the process in Denton County confusing for everyone, so here is some basic information about the upcoming 2012 primaries and general election.

Congressional Districts

See the interim congressional maps here.

Interim Congressional District Map for Denton County in 2012

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District 24

  • Kenny Marchant, Republican Incumbent
  • Patrick McGehearty, Democratic Challenger

A portion of the southeast corner of the county will fall in District 24, represented by Kenny Marchant.

District 26

  • Michael Burgess, Republican Incumbent
  • David Sanchez, Democratic Challenger (Campaign Facebook)

As before, much of Denton County is located in District 26, currently represented by Michael Burgess.

State House Districts

All of the proposed Texas House of Representatives Districts are located wholly within the county limits.  To see the maps the state will use for the 2012 election, see the interactive map from the Texas Legislative Council.

Texas House of Representatives Districts in Denton County 2012

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District 63

  • Tan Parker, Republican Incumbent

For the southwest corner of the county, Rep. Parker’s district remains largely unchanged.  The eastern portions of the county he represented, have been split off into District 88 (see below).

District 64

  • Myra Crownover, Republican Incumbent
  • Mary K. Brown, Democratic Challenger (Official Site)

Rep. Crownover has represented the area of Denton since 2000, but her district will now include the entirety of Denton and will extend into the northwest portion of the county.

District 65

  • No incumbent
  • (Possible challenger coming soon – stay tuned.)

This district covers parts of Lewisville and much of Carrollton in the southern portion of the county.  Earlier this week, Rep. Burt Solomons, who was part of the redistricting committee in the Texas House, announced that he is leaving his position, which leaves this portion of south Denton County with no incumbent in the 2012 election.  Lewisville has not been represented in the Texas House of Representatives by a resident of the city since Bullock Hyder left office in 1938.

District 88

  • No incumbent

District 88, previously located elsewhere in the state, is a newly formed Texas House district that comprises much of the eastern portion of the county.

State Senate Districts

Denton County will be split between two Texas Senate Districts, and there are some major changes to this since the last redistricting.  See the interactive map on from the Texas Legislative Council.

Texas Senate Districts in Denton County in 2012

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District 12

  • Jane Nelson, Republican Incumbent

This district has been represented by Senator Jane Nelson of Flower Mound since 1993.  Nelson represented much of this area before the last redistricting, and it has been changed once again.

District 30

  • Craig Estes, Republican Incumbent

This district, comprising the northern half of the county in addition to a number of other counties, is represented by Craig Estes.

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