| Election Name: | 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1996 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 19 |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,206,346 |
| Percentage1: | 44.8% |
| Swing1: | 2.7% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 11 |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,604,389 |
| Percentage2: | 52.9% |
| Swing2: | 2.8% |
The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 5, 1996, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.
Texas underwent mid-decade redistricting as a result of the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera. The court had ruled that districts such as District 18 and District 30 were racially gerrymandered.[1] A prior district court decision had voided the results of the primary elections in 13 districts, which the Supreme Court upheld. These districts instead conducted special elections concurrent with the general elections.[2] [3]
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1996, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Texas Democrats maintained their majority in Texas' congressional delegation, albeit reduced by two seats from 1994. These elections produced an unusually high level of turnover due to the retirements of several representatives.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1996[4] [5] [6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | ||
| Republican | 2,604,389 | 52.91% | 11 | 13 | +2 | ||
| Democratic | 2,206,346 | 44.82% | 19 | 17 | -2 | ||
| Independent | 43,570 | 0.89% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Libertarian | 30,019 | 0.61% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Natural Law | 29,993 | 0.61% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Constitution | 7,887 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Totals | 4,922,204 | 100.00% | 30 | 30 | — | ||
See also: Texas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman opted to retire rather than run for re-election.
See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson opted to retire rather than run for re-election.
See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election. The 3rd district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
| Election Name: | 1996 Texas's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Image1: | Ralph Hall, official photo portrait, color.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ralph Hall |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 132,126 |
| Percentage1: | 63.8% |
| Nominee2: | Jerry Ray Hall |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,065 |
| Percentage2: | 34.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ralph Hall |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ralph Hall |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant retired to run for U.S. Senator.[7] The 5th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election. The 6th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. The 7th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
| Election Name: | 1996 Texas's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Kevin Brady, official Congressional photo portrait.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Kevin Brady |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 80,325 41.5% |
| 2Data1: | 30,366 59.1% |
| Candidate2: | Gene Fontenot |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Data2: | 75,399 38.9% |
| 2Data2: | 21,004 40.9% |
| Candidate4: | CJ Newman |
| Party4: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data4: | 26,246 13.6% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Candidate5: | Robert Musemeche |
| Party5: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data5: | 11,689 6.0% |
| 2Data5: | Eliminated |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jack Fields |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kevin Brady |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jack Fields opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[8] The 8th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff was held on December 10.
| Election Name: | 1996 Texas's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 9 |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Image1: | Nick Lampson, Official 110th Congress portrait (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Nick Lampson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 83,782 44.1% |
| 2Data1: | 59,225 52.8% |
| Candidate2: | Steve Stockman |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Data2: | 88,171 46.4% |
| 2Data2: | 52,870 47.2% |
| Candidate4: | Geraldine Sam |
| Party4: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data4: | 17,887 9.4% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steve Stockman |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Nick Lampson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Steve Stockman ran for re-election. The 9th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff was held on December 10. Stockman lost reelection by 5.66% to Democratic challenger Nick Lampson.
See also: Texas's 10th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election. He won against Republican candidate Teresa Doggett, to whom he has no relation.
See also: Texas's 11th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 1996 Texas's 12th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 12 |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Image1: | Kay Granger, official 109th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kay Granger |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 98,349 |
| Percentage1: | 57.8% |
| Nominee2: | Hugh Parmer |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 69,859 |
| Percentage2: | 41.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Pete Geren |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kay Granger |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 12th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[9]
See also: Texas's 13th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 14th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party on June 26, 1995.[10] He was defeated in the Republican Primary by former U.S. Representative Ron Paul.[11]
See also: Texas's 15th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[12]
See also: Texas's 16th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[13]
| Election Name: | 1996 Texas's 17th congressional district election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Image1: | CharlesStenholm.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charles Stenholm |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 99,678 |
| Percentage1: | 51.7% |
| Nominee2: | Rudy Izzard |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 91,429 |
| Percentage2: | 47.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Charles Stenholm |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charles Stenholm |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Texas's 17th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 18th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election. The 18th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 19th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 20th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 21st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election. The 22nd district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 24th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. The 24th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 25th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election. The 25th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff was held on December 10.
See also: Texas's 26th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. The 26th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 27th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 28th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 29th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election. The 29th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
See also: Texas's 30th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election. The 30th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party.
*Includes one write-in vote