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1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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Field	Value
election_name	1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
country	Texas
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
previous_year	1992
next_election	1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
next_year	1996
seats_for_election	All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 8, 1994
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	21
seats1	19
seat_change1	2
popular_vote1	1,734,163
percentage1	42.1%
swing1	7.8%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	9
seats2	11
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	2,294,222
percentage2	55.7%
swing2	7.9%
map_image	1994 Texas US House.svg
map_caption

Democratic Republican

The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 8, 1994, 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.

In early 1994, several Republicans sued the state alleging that District 18 and District 29 were racially gerrymandered. District 30 was later added to the case, and in August, a federal judicial panel ordered the state to redraw its congressional districts. A separate panel later allowed the struck districts to be used for the 1994 elections, but it ordered the state to redraw its districts before the 1996 elections. This decision was later appealed and became the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera.

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1994, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Amidst the Republican Revolution, in which the Republican Party took control of the U.S. House for the first time since 1952, Republicans gained two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas and won the statewide popular vote, but Democrats maintained their majority of Texas seats due to redistricting.

Overview

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas	Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after
Republican	2,294,222	55.68%	9	11	+2
Democratic	1,734,163	42.09%	21	19	-2
Libertarian	35,889	0.87%	0	0	-
Independent	55,786	1.35%	0	0	-
Totals	4,120,060	100.00%	30	30	—

Congressional districts

District 1

Chapman:

Blankenship: Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election.

District 2

Wilson:
Peterson: Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

District 4

Hall:
Bridges: Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

District 5

Bryant:
Sessions:
Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.

District 8

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.

District 9

Stockman:
Brooks: Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Republican Steve Stockman, who had lost to Brooks in 1992, defeated the 42-year incumbent as suburban Republican voters came to increasingly dominate the district.

District 10

Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle opted to retire rather than run for re-election.

District 11

Edwards:
Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.

District 13

Thornberry:
Sarpalius:
Incumbent Democrat Bill Sarpalius ran for re-election, but was defeated by Mac Thornberry

District 14

Laughlin:
Deats:
Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election.

District 17

Stenholm:
Boone: | title = U.S. Representative Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Craig Washington ran for re-election. He was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Houston City Councilor Sheila Jackson Lee.

District 19

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election unopposed.

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.

District 21

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

District 22

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

District 23

Bonilla:
Rios:
Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

District 25

Ken Bentsen.jpg

Bentsen:
Incumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews retired to run for U.S. Senator. Despite the national Republican wave, Democrat Ken Bentsen, the nephew of Treasury Secretary and former U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, defeated businessman Gene Fontenot in the open race. The race was the most expensive U.S. House race in Texas history; Fontenot had outspent Bentsen four to one.

District 26

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. He became the first Texas Republican to be elected majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

District 28

Tejeda:
Slatter:
Incumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda ran for re-election.

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.

References

Cooper, Kenneth. (January 28, 1994). "NEW SUIT GALVANIZES BLACK LAWMAKERS". [[The Washington Post]].
Verhovek, Sam Howe. (1994-08-18). "Redraw Lines Of 3 Districts, Texas Is Told". The New York Times.
"Texas asks for redistricting stay".
"Bush v. Vera." ''Oyez,'' http://www.oyez.org/cases/1995/94-805. Accessed 2 Aug. 2022.
Ramos, Mary G.. (1995). "Texas Almanac, 1996-1997".
"1994 General Election".
(1994-12-19). "A Houston Suburb That Said No Thanks to a Veteran Democrat". The New York Times.
(1993-12-04). "Rep. Pickle, 80, of Texas Will Retire Next Year".
"1994 Democratic Primary Election".
"Washington says he will not seek public office again".
"Texas congressman enters Senate race".
Rodriguez, Lori. (November 9, 1994). "Bentsen staves off newcomer Fontenot; Most expensive U. S. House campaign". [[The Houston Chronicle]].

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