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.
Texas had thirty-two seats in the House, apportioned according to the
2000 United States census.
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 in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry in 2006. Thus it and neighboring districts would be redrawn.
Overview
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[1]
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.
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 to
Al Green.
A week after winning re-election in
2002, incumbent Republican
Larry Combest announced that he would resign on May 31, 2003.[3] This prompted a
special election to be held, which fellow Republican
Randy Neugebauer won in a runoff.[4] He ran for re-election. Democratic representative
Charles Stenholm was redistricted from the neighboring
17th District and also ran for re-election here.
Incumbent Democrat
Chris Bell was redistricted to the
9th District. He ran for re-election there but lost in the primary to
Al Green. Democratic representative Lloyd Doggett was redistricted from the neighboring
10th District and ran for re-election here.
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.