2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 5, 2002, 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. The state gained two seats in reapportionment.
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 2002, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democratic Party won a majority of congressional districts from Texas.
Overview[]
| 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Republican | 2,290,723 | 53.33% | 13 | 15 | +2 | |
| Democratic | 1,885,178 | 43.89% | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| Libertarian | 107,141 | 2.49% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 10,394 | 0.24% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 1,774 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
| Totals | 4,295,210 | 100.00% | 30 | 32 | +2 | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
Results[]
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas 1 | Max Sandlin | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Max Sandlin (D) 56.45% John Lawrence (R) 43.55% |
| Texas 2 | Jim Turner | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Jim Turner (D) 60.85% Van Brookshire (R) 38.19% Peter Beach (L) 0.96% |
| Texas 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | Re-elected | Sam Johnson (R) 73.95% Manny Molera (D) 24.33% John E. Davis (L) 1.72% | |
| Texas 4 | Ralph Hall | Democratic | 1980 | Re-elected | Ralph Hall (D) 57.82% John Graves (R) 40.37% Barbara Robinson (L) 1.81% |
| Texas 5 | None (district created) | New seat Republican gain |
Jeb Hensarling (R) 58.21% Ron Chapman (D) 40.26% Dan Michalski (L) 0.92% Thomas Kemper (G) 0.61% | ||
| Texas 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Joe Barton (R) 70.35% Felix Alvarado (D) 27.68% Frank Brady (L) 1.21% B. J. Armstrong (G) 0.76% |
| Texas 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 2000 | Re-elected | John Culberson (R) 89.19% Drew Parks (L) 10.76% |
| Texas 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kevin Brady (R) 93.14% Gil Guillory (L) 6.86% |
| Texas 9 | Nick Lampson | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Nick Lampson (D) 58.60% Paul Williams (R) 40.31% Dean Tucker (L) 1.09% |
| Texas 10 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Lloyd Doggett (D) 84.37% Michele Messina (L) 15.63% |
| Texas 11 | Chet Edwards | Democratic | 1990 | Re-elected | Chet Edwards (D) 51.55% Ramsey Farley (R) 47.11% Andrew Paul Farris (L) 1.34% |
| Texas 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kay Granger (R) 91.87% Edward A. Hanson (L) 8.13% |
| Texas 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Mac Thornberry (R) 79.27% Zane Reese (D) 20.73% |
| Texas 14 | Ron Paul | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Ron Paul (R) 68.09% Corby Windham (D) 31.91% |
| Texas 15 | Ruben Hinojosa | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Ruben Hinojosa (D) unopposed |
| Texas 16 | Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Silvestre Reyes (D) unopposed |
| Texas 17 | Charles Stenholm | Democratic | 1978 | Re-elected | Charles Stenholm (D) 51.36% Rob Beckham (R) 47.39% Fred Jones (L) 1.25% |
| Texas 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 76.91% Phillip Abbott (R) 21.70% Brent Sullivan (L) 1.38% |
| Texas 19 | Larry Combest | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Larry Combest (R) 91.64% Larry Johnson (L) 8.36% |
| Texas 20 | Charlie Gonzalez | Democratic | 1998 | Re-elected | Charlie Gonzalez (D) unopposed |
| Texas 21 | Lamar S. Smith | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Lamar S. Smith (R) 72.87% John Courage (D) 25.31% D. G. Roberts (L) 1.82% |
| Texas 22 | Tom DeLay | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Tom DeLay (R) 63.17% Tim Riley (D) 35.02% Jerry LaFleur (L) 1.01% Joel West (G) 0.79% |
| Texas 23 | Henry Bonilla | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Henry Bonilla (R) 51.53% Henry Cuellar (D) 47.20% Jeffrey Blunt (L) 0.73% Ed Scharf (G) 0.54% |
| Texas 24 | Martin Frost | Democratic | 1978 | Re-elected | Martin Frost (D) 64.66% Mike Rivera Ortega (R) 33.95% Ken Ashby (L) 1.38% |
| Texas 25 | Ken Bentsen | Democratic | 1994 | Retired to run for U.S. Senate Democratic hold |
Chris Bell (D) 54.76% Tom Reiser (R) 43.09% George Reiter (G) 1.20% Guy McLendon (L) 0.94% |
| Texas 26 | Dick Armey | Republican | 1984 | Retired Republican hold |
Michael Burgess (R) 74.81% Paul LeBon (D) 22.76% David Croft (L) 1.44% Gary R. Page (G) 0.99% |
| Texas 27 | Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Solomon Ortiz (D) 61.10% (R) 36.54% Christopher Claytor (L) 2.36% |
| Texas 28 | Ciro Rodriguez | Democratic | Re-elected | Ciro Rodriguez (D) 71.09% Gabriel Perales (R) 26.86% William Stallknecht (I) 2.05% | |
| Texas 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Gene Green (D) 95.16% Joe Vu (L) 4.84% |
| Texas 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 74.26% Ron Bush (R) 24.19% Lance Flores (L) 1.55% |
| Texas 31 | None (district created) | New seat Republican gain |
John Carter (R) 69.08% David Bagley (D) 27.36% Clark Simmons (L) 1.26% John S. Petersen (G) 1.23% R. C. Crawford (I) 1.06% | ||
| Texas 32 | Pete Sessions Redistricted from the 5th district |
Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Pete Sessions (R) 67.77% Pauline Dixon (D) 30.35% Steve Martin (L) 1.07% Carla Hubbell (G) 0.82% |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2010-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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