2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 17 13 Seats won 17 15 Seat change 2 Popular vote 1,885,178 2,290,723 Percentage 43.9% 53.3% Swing 2.9% 4.6%
Election results by district Election results by county Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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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.^[1] Democrats narrowly maintained control of the Texas House of Representatives after the 2000 election after heavily emphasizing it as necessary to protect the party from a potential Republican gerrymander.^[2][3] During the 2001 regular session, the divided legislature failed to pass any redistricting plans.^[4] Congressional redistricting fell to the courts in Balderas v. State of Texas after no special session was called to address redistricting.^[5][6] While the court's initial map appeared to benefit Republicans,^[7] the final maps ordered for the 2002 elections were seen as beneficial to Democrats.^[8][9][10]

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. Democrats managed to maintain their majority of seats in Texas' congressional delegation despite the fact that Republicans won more votes statewide.^[11] 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[12]
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
Totals		4,295,210	100.00%	30	32	+2

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Max Sandlin (incumbent)	86,384	56.45
	Republican	John Lawrence	66,654	43.55
Total votes			153,038	100
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Turner (incumbent)	85,492	60.85
	Republican	Van Brookshire	53,656	38.19
	Libertarian	Peter Beach	1,353	0.96
Total votes			140,501	100
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Johnson (incumbent)	113,974	73.95
	Democratic	Manny Molera	37,503	24.33
	Libertarian	John Davis	2,656	1.72
Total votes			154,133	100
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph M. Hall (incumbent)	97,304	57.82
	Republican	John Graves	67,939	40.37
	Libertarian	Barbara Robinson	3,042	1.81
Total votes			168,285	100
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions was redistricted to the newly-created 32nd District. He ran for re-election there.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeb Hensarling	81,439	58.21
	Democratic	Ron Chapman	56,330	40.26
	Libertarian	Dan Michalski	1,283	0.92
	Green	Thomas Kemper	856	0.61
Total votes			139,908	100
	Republican win (new seat)

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Barton (incumbent)	115,396	70.35
	Democratic	Felix Alvarado	45,404	27.68
	Libertarian	Frank Brady	1,992	1.21
	Green	B.J. Armstrong	1,245	0.76
Total votes			164,037	100
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican John Culberson ran for re-election.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Culberson (incumbent)	96,795	89.19
	Libertarian	Drew Parks	11,674	10.76
	Write-in	John Skone-Palmer	58	0.05
Total votes			108,527	100
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Brady (incumbent)	140,575	93.14
	Libertarian	Gil Guillory	10,351	6.86
Total votes			150,926	100
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Lampson (incumbent)	86,710	58.60
	Republican	Paul Williams	59,635	40.31
	Libertarian	Dean Tucker	1,613	1.09
Total votes			147,958	100
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.

Texas's 10th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	114,428	84.37
	Libertarian	Michele Messina	21,196	15.63
Total votes			135,624	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chet Edwards (incumbent)	74,678	51.55
	Republican	Ramsey Farley	68,236	47.11
	Libertarian	Andrew Farris	1,943	1.34
Total votes			144,857	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Granger (incumbent)	121,208	91.87
	Libertarian	Edward Hanson	10,723	8.13
Total votes			131,931	100
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Thornberry (incumbent)	119,401	79.27
	Democratic	Zane Reese	31,218	20.73
Total votes			150,619	100
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Paul (incumbent)	102,905	68.09
	Democratic	Corby Windham	48,224	31.91
Total votes			151,129	100
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 15th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Hinojosa (incumbent)	66,311	100.00
Total votes			66,311	100
	Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 16th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Silvestre Reyes (incumbent)	72,383	100.00
Total votes			72,383	100
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Stenholm (incumbent)	84,136	51.36
	Republican	Rob Beckham	77,622	47.39
	Libertarian	Fred Jones	2,046	1.25
Total votes			163,804	100
	Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.

Texas's 18th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent)	99,161	76.91
	Republican	Phillip Abbott	27,980	21.70
	Libertarian	Brent Sullivan	1,785	1.38
Total votes			128,926	100
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Combest (incumbent)	117,092	91.64
	Libertarian	Larry Johnson	10,684	8.36
Total votes			127,776	100
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Gonzalez ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Gonzalez (incumbent)	68,685	100.00
Total votes			68,685	100
	Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith (incumbent)	161,836	72.87
	Democratic	John Courage	56,206	25.31
	Libertarian	DG Roberts	4,051	1.82
Total votes			222,093	100
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom DeLay (incumbent)	100,499	63.17
	Democratic	Tim Riley	55,716	35.02
	Libertarian	Jerry LaFleur	1,612	1.01
	Green	Joel West	1,257	0.79
Total votes			159,084	100
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Bonilla (incumbent)	77,573	51.53
	Democratic	Henry Cuellar	71,067	47.20
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Blunt	1,106	0.73
	Green	Ed Scharf	806	0.54
Total votes			150,552	100
	Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 2002^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Frost (incumbent)	73,002	64.66
	Republican	Mike Ortega	38,332	33.95
	Libertarian	Ken Ashby	1,560	1.38
Total votes			112,894	100
	Democratic hold

District 25