2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 17 13 Seats won 17 13 Seat change Popular vote 2,799,051 2,932,411 Percentage 46.8% 49.0% Swing 2.5% 2.6%
Election results by district Election results by county Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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The 2000 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 the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 2000, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. Despite the presence of Texas governor George 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]

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[2]
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	—

2000 Texas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Max Sandlin Noble Willingham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 118,157 91,912 Percentage 55.8% 43.4%

County results Sandlin:      50–60%      60–70% Willingham:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Max Sandlin Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Max Sandlin Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election. In the general election, he defeated Republican Noble Willingham by over 12 points.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Turner (incumbent)	162,891	91.09
	Libertarian	Gary Lyndon Dye	15,939	8.91
Total votes			178,830	100
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	183,712	73.90
	Libertarian	Frank Brady	30,056	11.89
Total votes			252,741	100
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer opted to retire rather than run for re-election.^[3]

Texas's 7th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Brady (incumbent)	233,848	91.63
	Libertarian	Gil Guillory	21,368	8.37
Total votes			255,216	100
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	203,628	84.55
	Libertarian	Michael Davis	37,203	15.45
Total votes			240,831	100
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Paul (incumbent)	137,370	59.71
	Democratic	Loy Sneary	92,689	40.29
Total votes			230,059	100
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.

Texas's 15th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.

Texas's 16th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.

Texas's 18th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Combest (incumbent)	170,319	91.62
	Libertarian	John Turnbow	15,579	8.38
Total votes			185,898	100
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Gonzalez ran for re-election.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Gonzalez (incumbent)	107,487	87.69
	Libertarian	Alex De Pena	15,087	12.31
Total votes			122,574	100
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election.

Texas's 25th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.

Texas's 26th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

Texas's 27th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriquez ran for re-election.

Texas's 28th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ciro Rodriguez (incumbent)	123,104	89.04
	Libertarian	William Stallknecht	15,156	10.96
Total votes			138,260	100
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.

Texas's 29th congressional district, 2000^[2]

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
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.

Texas's 30th congressional district, 2000^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent)	109,163	91.76
	Libertarian	Kelly Rush	9,798	8.24
Total votes			118,961	100
	Democratic hold