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The2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 7, 2000, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives.Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the1990 United States census.
These elections occurred simultaneously with theUnited States Senate elections of 2000, theUnited States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. Despite the presence of Texas governorGeorge W. Bush as the Republican nominee for president and his landslide victory in the state, the Democratic Party retained its majority of House seats.[1]
Texas was one of five states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2000, the other states being Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
| 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[2] | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Republican | 2,932,411 | 48.99% | 13 | 13 | - | |
| Democratic | 2,799,051 | 46.76% | 17 | 17 | - | |
| Libertarian | 245,402 | 4.10% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Independent | 8,899 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 5,985,763 | 100.00% | 30 | 30 | — | |
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 County results Sandlin: 50–60% 60–70% Willingham: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent DemocratMax Sandlin ran for re-election. In the general election, he defeated Republican Noble Willingham by over 12 points.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Max Sandlin (incumbent) | 118,157 | 55.77 | |
| Republican | Noble Willingham | 91,912 | 43.39 | |
| Libertarian | Ray Carr | 1,779 | 0.84 | |
| Total votes | 211,848 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratJim Turner ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Turner (incumbent) | 162,891 | 91.09 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Lyndon Dye | 15,939 | 8.91 | |
| Total votes | 178,830 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanSam Johnson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Johnson (incumbent) | 187,486 | 71.59 | |
| Democratic | Billy Wayne Zachary | 67,233 | 25.67 | |
| Libertarian | Lance Flores | 7,178 | 2.74 | |
| Total votes | 261,897 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratRalph Hall ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph M. Hall (incumbent) | 145,887 | 60.31 | |
| Republican | Jon Newton | 91,574 | 37.86 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Turner | 4,417 | 1.83 | |
| Total votes | 241,878 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanPete Sessions ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 100,487 | 54.04 | |
| Democratic | Regina Montoya Coggins | 82,629 | 44.43 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 2,842 | 1.53 | |
| Total votes | 185,958 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanJoe Barton ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Barton (incumbent) | 183,712 | 73.90 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Brady | 30,056 | 11.89 | |
| Total votes | 252,741 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanBill Archer opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Culberson | 183,712 | 73.90 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Sell | 60,694 | 24.42 | |
| Libertarian | Drew Parks | 4,182 | 1.68 | |
| Write-in | John Skone-Palmer | 5 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 248,593 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanKevin Brady ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 233,848 | 91.63 | |
| Libertarian | Gil Guillory | 21,368 | 8.37 | |
| Total votes | 255,216 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratNick Lampson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nick Lampson (incumbent) | 130,143 | 59.21 | |
| Republican | Paul Williams | 87,165 | 39.65 | |
| Libertarian | F. Charles Knipp | 2,508 | 1.14 | |
| Total votes | 219,816 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratLloyd Doggett ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 203,628 | 84.55 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Davis | 37,203 | 15.45 | |
| Total votes | 240,831 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratChet Edwards ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Edwards (incumbent) | 105,782 | 54.83 | |
| Republican | Ramsey Farley | 85,546 | 44.34 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Swanstrom | 1,590 | 0.82 | |
| Total votes | 192,918 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanKay Granger ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Granger (incumbent) | 117,739 | 62.66 | |
| Democratic | Mark Greene | 67,612 | 35.98 | |
| Libertarian | Ricky Clay | 2,565 | 1.36 | |
| Total votes | 187,916 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanMac Thornberry ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mac Thornberry (incumbent) | 117,995 | 67.63 | |
| Democratic | Curtis Clinesmith | 54,343 | 31.15 | |
| Libertarian | Brad Clardy | 2,137 | 1.22 | |
| Total votes | 174,475 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanRon Paul ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Paul (incumbent) | 137,370 | 59.71 | |
| Democratic | Loy Sneary | 92,689 | 40.29 | |
| Total votes | 230,059 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratRuben Hinojosa ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ruben Hinojosa (incumbent) | 106,570 | 88.48 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Jones | 13,167 | 10.93 | |
| Write-in | Israel Cantu | 711 | 0.59 | |
| Total votes | 120,448 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratSilvestre Reyes ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Silvestre Reyes (incumbent) | 92,649 | 68.30 | |
| Republican | Daniel Power | 40,921 | 30.17 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Moser | 2,080 | 1.53 | |
| Total votes | 135,650 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratCharles Stenholm ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Stenholm (incumbent) | 120,670 | 59.03 | |
| Republican | Darrell Clements | 72,535 | 35.48 | |
| Libertarian | Debra Monde | 11,180 | 5.47 | |
| Write-in | Pete Julia | 45 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes | 204,430 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratSheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 131,857 | 76.49 | |
| Republican | Bob Levy | 38,191 | 22.16 | |
| Libertarian | Colin Nankervis | 2,330 | 1.35 | |
| Total votes | 172,378 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanLarry Combest ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Combest (incumbent) | 170,319 | 91.62 | |
| Libertarian | John Turnbow | 15,579 | 8.38 | |
| Total votes | 185,898 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratCharlie Gonzalez ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charlie Gonzalez (incumbent) | 107,487 | 87.69 | |
| Libertarian | Alex De Pena | 15,087 | 12.31 | |
| Total votes | 122,574 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanLamar Smith ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 251,049 | 75.87 | |
| Democratic | Jim Green | 73,326 | 22.16 | |
| Libertarian | Jinx Steinbrecher | 6,503 | 1.97 | |
| Total votes | 330,878 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanTom DeLay ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom DeLay | 154,662 | 60.35 | |
| Democratic | Jo Ann Matranga | 92,645 | 36.15 | |
| Independent | Bob Schneider | 5,577 | 2.18 | |
| Libertarian | Kent Probst | 3,383 | 1.32 | |
| Total votes | 256,267 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanHenry Bonilla ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Bonilla (incumbent) | 119,679 | 59.32 | |
| Democratic | Isidro Garza | 78,274 | 38.80 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Blunt | 3,801 | 1.88 | |
| Total votes | 201,754 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratMartin Frost ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Frost (incumbent) | 103,152 | 61.79 | |
| Republican | Bryndan Wright | 61,235 | 36.68 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Worthington | 2,561 | 1.53 | |
| Total votes | 166,948 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratKen Bentsen ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Bentsen (incumbent) | 106,112 | 60.11 | |
| Republican | Phil Sudan | 68,010 | 38.53 | |
| Libertarian | Clifford Lee Messina | 2,400 | 1.36 | |
| Total votes | 176,522 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanDick Armey ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Armey (incumbent) | 214,025 | 72.48 | |
| Democratic | Steve Love | 75,601 | 25.60 | |
| Libertarian | Fred Badagnani | 5,646 | 1.91 | |
| Total votes | 295,272 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratSolomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) | 102,088 | 63.38 | |
| Republican | Pat Ahumada | 54,660 | 33.94 | |
| Libertarian | William Bunch | 4,324 | 2.68 | |
| Total votes | 161,072 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratCiro Rodriquez ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ciro Rodriguez (incumbent) | 123,104 | 89.04 | |
| Libertarian | William Stallknecht | 15,156 | 10.96 | |
| Total votes | 138,260 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratGene Green ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 84,665 | 73.32 | |
| Republican | Joe Vu | 29,606 | 25.64 | |
| Libertarian | Ray Dittmar | 1,204 | 1.04 | |
| Total votes | 115,475 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratEddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent) | 109,163 | 91.76 | |
| Libertarian | Kelly Rush | 9,798 | 8.24 | |
| Total votes | 118,961 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
