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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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Field	Value
election_name	2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
country	Texas
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
previous_year	2000
next_election	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
next_year	2004
seats_for_election	All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 5, 2002
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	17
seats1	17
seat_change1
popular_vote1	1,885,178
percentage1	43.89%
swing1	2.9%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	13
seats2	15
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	2,290,723
percentage2	53.33%
swing2	4.6%
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Democratic Republican Tie 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. 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. During the 2001 regular session, the divided legislature failed to pass any redistricting plans. Congressional redistricting fell to the courts in Balderas v. State of Texas after no special session was called to address redistricting. While the court's initial map appeared to benefit Republicans, the final maps ordered for the 2002 elections were seen as beneficial to Democrats.

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. As of , this is the last time the Democratic Party won a majority of congressional districts from Texas.

Texas was one of six states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2002, the other states being Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, and Tennessee.

Overview

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas	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

District 1

Sandlin:
Lawrence: Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin successfully ran for re-election, defeating Republican John Lawrence. As of 2024 this is the last time a Democrat was elected to this seat, as well as the last time the Democratic candidate got over 40% of the vote.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election. Turner:
Peterson:

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 3

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 4

Hall:
Graves: Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall successfully ran for re-election. This was the last time Hall ran as a Democrat, as he switched to the Republican Party in early 2004. As such, this is the last time a Democrat was elected to this seat.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 5

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 7

Incumbent Republican John Culberson ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 11

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 12

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 13

Thornberry:
Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 14

Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election unopposed.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election unopposed.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 17

Stenholm:
Beckham:
Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 19

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Gonzalez ran for re-election unopposed.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 21

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 22

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 23

Bonilla:
Cuellar:
Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election, defeating former Texas Secretary of State Henry Cuellar.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen retired to run for US Senate.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 26

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey opted to retire rather than run for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriquez ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 31

District 31 was created as a result of redistricting after the 2000 census.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

District 32

District 32 was created as a result of redistricting after the 2000 census. Republican Pete Sessions was redistricted here from the 5th District.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002
New York Times		October 14, 2002

Results

References

Mills, Karen. (July 2001). "Congressional Apportionment".
(September 28, 2000). "National Parties Spend For Texas Redistricting Advantage". The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC.
Ramsey, Ross. (2000-11-13). "A Truly Fantastic Week for Political Junkies".
(May 22, 2001). "Texas Legislature Deadlocked Over Redistricting Plan". The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC.
(September 19, 2001). "Partisan Texas Battle Erupts Over Court Redistricting Plan". The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC.
(July 10, 2001). "TEXAS: No Special Session". SourceMedia, Inc..
Edsall, Thomas B.. (October 5, 2001). "Texas Setback Rattles Democrats; If Redistricting Plan Is Upheld, Prospects in House Look Bleak". [[The Washington Post]].
Edsall, Thomas B.. (October 12, 2001). "Texas Judge Revises Redistricting Proposal; Fewer Democratic Seats in Jeopardy". [[The Washington Post]].
(November 15, 2001). "Parties Agree Texas Redistricting Ruling Favors Democrats". The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC.
Edsall, Thomas B.. (November 15, 2001). "Court Approves Texas Redistricting Plan; Democrats Call Decision on New Boundaries 'Major Victory' in State, National Fight". [[The Washington Post]].
Bickerstaff, Steve. (2007). "Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay". University of Texas Press.
"2002 General Election".
(6 November 2002). "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball.
(14 October 2002). "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times.

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