2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas explained

Election Name:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Country:Texas
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:15
Seats Before1:16
Seats1:21
Seat Change1: 5
Popular Vote1:4,012,534
Percentage1:57.6%
Swing1: 4.3%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:17
Seats Before2:16
Seats2:11
Seat Change2: 5
Popular Vote2:2,713,968
Percentage2:39.0%
Swing2: 4.9%

The 2004 United States House of Representatives 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 in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry in 2006. Thus it and neighboring districts would be redrawn.

Overview

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican4,012,53457.66%1621+5
Democratic2,713,96839%1611-5
Libertarian180,3892.59%000
Independent51,7120.74%000
Totals6,958,603100.00%3232

Congressional districts

District 1

Election Name:2004 Texas's 1st congressional district election
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 01
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 01
Next Year:2006
Image1:File:Louis Buller Gohmert 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Louis Gohmert
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:157,068
Percentage1:61.5%
Nominee2:Max Sandlin
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:96,281
Percentage2:37.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Max Sandlin
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Louis Gohmert
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Texas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican Louie Gohmert.

District 2

See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Democratic representative Nick Lampson was redistricted from the neighboring 9th District and ran for re-election here.

District 3

See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

District 4

See also: Texas's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party on January 3, 2004.[2] He ran for re-election.

District 5

See also: Texas's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Jeb Hensarling ran for re-election.

District 6

See also: Texas's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

District 7

See also: Texas's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Republican John Culberson ran for re-election.

District 8

See also: Texas's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.

District 9

See also: Texas's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson was redistricted to the 2nd District. He ran for re-election there. Democratic representative Chris Bell was redistricted from the neighboring 25th District and also ran for re-election here, but he lost in the primary to Al Green.

District 10

See also: Texas's 10th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett was redistricted to the 25th District. He ran for re-election there.

District 11

Election Name:2004 Texas's 11th congressional district election
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 11
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 11
Next Year:2006
Image1:File:Mike Conaway, official 109th Congress photo.jpg
Nominee1:Mike Conaway
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:177,291
Percentage1:76.8%
Nominee2:Wayne Raasch
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:50,339
Percentage2:21.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Chet Edwards
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Mike Conaway
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Texas's 11th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards was redistricted to the 17th District. He ran for re-election there.

District 12

See also: Texas's 12th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.

District 13

See also: Texas's 13th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.

District 14

See also: Texas's 14th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election unopposed.

District 15

See also: Texas's 15th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.

District 16

See also: Texas's 16th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.

District 17

See also: Texas's 17th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm was redistricted to the 19th District. Democratic representative Chet Edwards was redistricted from the neighboring 11th District and ran for re-election here.

District 18

See also: Texas's 18th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.

District 19

Election Name:2004 Texas's 19th congressional district election
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 19
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 19
Next Year:2006
Image1:File:Randy Neugebauer, Official Portrait, c112th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Randy Neugebauer
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:136,459
Percentage1:58.44%
Nominee2:Charles Stenholm
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:93,531
Percentage2:40.05%
Map Size:300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Randy Neugebauer
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Randy Neugebauer
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Texas's 19th congressional district. A week after winning re-election in 2002, incumbent Republican Larry Combest announced that he would resign on May 31, 2003.[3] This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Republican Randy Neugebauer won in a runoff.[4] He ran for re-election. Democratic representative Charles Stenholm was redistricted from the neighboring 17th District and also ran for re-election here.

District 20

See also: Texas's 20th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charlie Gonzalez ran for re-election.

District 21

See also: Texas's 21st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

District 22

See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

District 23

See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.

District 24

See also: Texas's 24th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost was redistricted to the 32nd District. He ran for re-election there.

District 25

See also: Texas's 25th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Chris Bell was redistricted to the 9th District. He ran for re-election there but lost in the primary to Al Green. Democratic representative Lloyd Doggett was redistricted from the neighboring 10th District and ran for re-election here.

District 26

See also: Texas's 26th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Michael Burgess ran for re-election.

District 27

See also: Texas's 27th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

District 28

See also: Texas's 28th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriguez ran for re-election but lost in the primary to Henry Cuellar.

District 29

See also: Texas's 29th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.

District 30

See also: Texas's 30th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.

District 31

See also: Texas's 31st congressional district. Incumbent Republican John Carter ran for re-election.

District 32

See also: Texas's 32nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election. Democratic representative Martin Frost was redistricted from the neighboring 24th District and also ran for re-election here.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 General Election . 2022-05-25 . elections.sos.state.tx.us.
  2. Web site: CNN.com - Texas Rep. Hall switches to GOP - Jan. 3, 2004 . 2022-05-24 . www.cnn.com.
  3. Web site: FREEDMAN . D. A. N. . 2002-12-10 . Wife´s troubles prompt Combest resignation 12-09-2002 . 2022-05-25 . Plainview Herald . en-US.
  4. Web site: Special Runoff Election, US Representative District 19 . 2022-05-25 . elections.sos.state.tx.us.