2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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 2020, 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 1991 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%
Pat Ahumada (R) 36.54%
Christopher Claytor (L) 2.36%
Texas 28 Ciro Rodriguez Democratic 1997 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

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