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The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 2, 2004, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the
The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 2, 2004, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
. Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
had thirty-two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 2004, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Republicans gained five of Texas's House seats due to a midterm redistricting in 2003. However some of the districts created following this election would later be changed. The Twenty-third district would be declared an unconstitutional racially gerrymandered district by the Supreme Court
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in ''League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry
''League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry'', 548 U.S. 399 (2006), is a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court ruled that only District 23 of the 2003 Texas redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act. The Court refu ...
'' in 2006. Thus it and neighboring districts would be redrawn.
Overview
Congressional districts
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican Louie Gohmert.District 2
Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Democratic representative Nick Lampson was redistricted from the neighboring 9th District and ran for re-election here.District 3
Incumbent RepublicanSam Johnson
Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930 – May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the act ...
ran for re-election.
District 4
Incumbent DemocratRalph Hall
Ralph Moody Hall (May 3, 1923 – March 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in United States House elections, 1980, 1980, and was the chairman of the Uni ...
switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party on January 3, 2004. He ran for re-election.
District 5
Incumbent RepublicanJeb Hensarling
Thomas Jeb Hensarling (born May 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference f ...
ran for re-election.
District 6
Incumbent RepublicanJoe Barton
Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 t ...
ran for re-election.
District 7
Incumbent Republican John Culberson ran for re-election.District 8
Incumbent RepublicanKevin Brady
Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston, including The Woodlands. He reti ...
ran for re-election.
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson was redistricted to the 2nd District. He ran for re-election there. Democratic representative Chris Bell was redistricted from the neighboring 25th District and also ran for re-election here, but he lost in the primary toAl Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Tired of ...
.
District 10
Incumbent DemocratLloyd Doggett
Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from Texas since 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Doggett was a member of the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985 and a just ...
was redistricted to the 25th District. He ran for re-election there.
District 11
Incumbent DemocratChet Edwards
Thomas Chester Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, Texas, Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, ...
was redistricted to the 17th District. He ran for re-election there.
District 12
Incumbent RepublicanKay Granger
Norvell Kay Granger (born January 18, 1943) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district from 1997 to 2025. A Republican Party (United States), Re ...
ran for re-election.
District 13
Incumbent RepublicanMac Thornberry
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the ...
ran for re-election.
District 14
Incumbent RepublicanRon Paul
Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas' ...
ran for re-election unopposed.
District 15
Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.District 16
Incumbent DemocratSilvestre Reyes
Silvestre "Silver" Reyes (born November 10, 1944) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for , serving from 1997 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligen ...
ran for re-election.
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm was redistricted to the 19th District. Democratic representativeChet Edwards
Thomas Chester Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, Texas, Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, ...
was redistricted from the neighboring 11th District and ran for re-election here.
District 18
Incumbent DemocratSheila Jackson Lee
Sheila Jackson Lee ( Jackson; January 12, 1950 – July 19, 2024) was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for , from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of ...
ran for re-election.
District 19
A week after winning re-election in2002
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, incumbent Republican Larry Combest
Larry Ed Combest (born March 20, 1945) is a retired American Republican politician who represented Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2003.
Early life
Combest was born in Memphis, Texas, a small town in West Texas and the ...
announced that he would resign on May 31, 2003. This prompted a special election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
to be held, which fellow Republican Randy Neugebauer won in a runoff. He ran for re-election. Democratic representative Charles Stenholm was redistricted from the neighboring 17th District and also ran for re-election here.
District 20
Incumbent Democrat Charlie Gonzalez ran for re-election.District 21
Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.District 22
Incumbent RepublicanTom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, DeLay represented Texas's 22nd congress ...
ran for re-election.
District 23
Incumbent RepublicanHenry Bonilla
Henry Bonilla (born January 2, 1954) is an American politician and former congressman who represented Texas's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He was defeated in his bid for re-election by Ciro Rodriguez, ...
ran for re-election.
District 24
Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost was redistricted to the 32nd District. He ran for re-election there.District 25
Incumbent Democrat Chris Bell was redistricted to the 9th District. He ran for re-election there but lost in the primary toAl Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), known professionally as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer. He is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Tired of ...
. Democratic representative Lloyd Doggett was redistricted from the neighboring 10th District and ran for re-election here.
District 26
Incumbent Republican Michael Burgess ran for re-election.District 27
Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.District 28
Incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriguez ran for re-election but lost in the primary toHenry Cuellar
Enrique Roberto "Henry" Cuellar ( ; born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district extends from the Rio Grande to San Ant ...
.
District 29
Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.District 30
Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.District 31
Incumbent Republican John Carter ran for re-election.District 32
Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election. Democratic representative Martin Frost was redistricted from the neighboring 24th District and also ran for re-election here.See also
*2004 United States House of Representatives elections
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