United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2004
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The 2004 House elections in Texas occurred on November 2, 2004 to elect the members of the State of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty-two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 2004, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Republicans gained five of Texas's House seats due to a midterm redistricting in 2003. However some of the districts created following this election would later be changed. The Twenty-third district would be declared an unconstitutional racially gerrymandered district by the Supreme Court of the United States in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry in 2006. Thus it and neighboring districts would be redrawn.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2004[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
| Republican | 4,012,534 | 57.66% | 15 | 21 | +6 | |
| Democratic | 2,713,968 | 39% | 17 | 11 | -6 | |
| Libertarian | 180,389 | 2.59% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 51,712 | .74% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
| Totals | 6,958,603 | 100.00% | 32 | 32 | — | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
Results
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas 1 | Max Sandlin | Democratic | 1996 | Defeated | Louie Gohmert (R) 61.5% Max Sandlin (D) 37.7% Dean L. Tucker (L) 0.8% |
| Texas 2 | Jim Turner | Democratic | 1996 | Retired, Republican victory | Ted Poe (R) 55.5% Nick Lampson (D) 42.9% Sandi Saulsbury (L) 1.6% |
| Texas 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Sam Johnson (R) 85.6% Paul Jenkins (I) 8.1% James Vessels (L) 6.3% |
| Texas 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 1980 | Re-elected | Ralph Hall (R) 68.2% Jim Nickerson (D) 30.4% Kevin D. Anderson (L) 1.3% |
| Texas 5 | Jeb Hensarling | Republican | 2002 | Re-elected | Jeb Hensarling (R) 64.5% Bill Bernstein (D) 32.9% John Gonzalez (L) 2.6% |
| Texas 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Joe Barton (R) 66.0% Morris Meyer (D) 32.7% Stephen J. Schrader (L) 1.3% |
| Texas 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 2000 | Re-elected | John Culberson (R) 64.1% John Martinez (D) 33.3% Paul Staton (I) 1.4% Drew P. Parks (L) 1.2% |
| Texas 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kevin Brady (R) 68.9% James Wright (D) 29.7% Paul Hansen (L) 1.4% |
| Texas 9 | Nick Lampson | Democratic | 1996 | Ran in 2nd District | Al Green (D) 72.2% Arlette Molina (R) 26.6% Stacey Lynn Bourland (L) 1.2% |
| Texas 10 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 1994 | Elected in 25th District | Michael McCaul (R) 78.6% Robert William Fritsche (L) 15.4% Lorenzo Sadun (Write-in) 6.0% |
| Texas 11 | Chet Edwards | Democratic | 1990 | Elected in 17th District | Mike Conaway (R) 76.8% Wayne Raasch (D) 21.8% Jeffrey C. Blunt (L) 1.4% |
| Texas 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kay Granger (R) 72.3% Felix Alvarado (D) 27.7% |
| Texas 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Mac Thornberry 92.3% Marion Smith (L) 7.7% |
| Texas 14 | Ron Paul | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Ron Paul (R) unopposed |
| Texas 15 | Ruben Hinojosa | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Ruben Hinojosa (D) 57.8% Michael Thamm (R) 40.8% William R. Cady (L) 1.4% |
| Texas 16 | Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Silvestre Reyes (D) 67.5% David Bringham (R) 31.1% Brad Clardy (L) 1.4% |
| Texas 17 | Charles Stenholm | Democratic | 1978 | Ran in 19th District | Chet Edwards (D) 51.2% Arlene Wohlgemuth (R) 47.4% Clyde Garland (L) 1.4% |
| Texas 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 88.9% Thomas Bazan (I) 6.4% Brent Sullivan (L) 4.7% |
| Texas 19 | Randy Neugebauer | Republican | 2002 | Re-elected | Randy Neugebauer (R) 58.4% Charles Stenholm (D) 40.1% Richard Peterson (L) 1.5% |
| Texas 20 | Charlie Gonzalez | Democratic | 1998 | Re-elected | Charlie Gonzalez (D) 65.5% Roger Scott (R) 32.0% Jessie Bouley (L) 1.4% Michael Idrogo (I) 1.1% |
| Texas 21 | Lamar S. Smith | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Lamar S. Smith (R) 61.5% Rhett Smith (D) 35.5% Jason Pratt (L) 3.0% |
| Texas 22 | Tom DeLay | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Tom DeLay (R) 55.2% Richard Morrison (D) 41.1% Michael Fjetland (I) 1.9% Thomas Morrison (L) 1.8% |
| Texas 23 | Henry Bonilla | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Henry Bonilla (R) 69.3% Joe Sullivan (D) 29.4% Nazirite R. Flores Perez (L) 1.3% |
| Texas 24 | Martin Frost | Democratic | 1978 | Ran in 32nd District | Kenny Marchant (R) 64.0% Gary Page (D) 34.2% James Lawrence (L) 1.8% |
| Texas 25 | Chris Bell | Democratic | 2002 | Lost Primary in 9th District |
Lloyd Doggett (D) 67.6% Rebecca Armendariz Klein (R) 30.7% James S. Werner (L) 1.7% |
| Texas 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 2002 | Re-elected | Michael Burgess (R) 65.8% Lico Reyes (D) 32.7% James Gholston (L) 1.5% |
| Texas 27 | Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Solomon Ortiz (D) 63.1% Willie Vaden (R) 34.9% Christopher J. Claytor (L) 2.0% |
| Texas 28 | Ciro Rodriguez | Democratic | 1997 | Lost Primary |
Henry Cuellar (D) 59.0% Jim Hopson (R) 38.6% Ken Ashby (L) 2.4% |
| Texas 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Gene Green (D) 94.1% Clifford Lee Messina (L) 5.9% |
| Texas 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 93.0% John Davis (L) 7.0% |
| Texas 31 | John Carter | Republican | 2002 | Re-elected | John Carter (R) 64.8% Jon Porter (D) 32.4% Celeste Adams (L) 2.8% |
| Texas 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Pete Sessions (R) 54.3% Martin Frost (D) 44.0% Michael David Needleman (L) 1.7% |
