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

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had thirty-two seats in the House, apportioned according to the

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. 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

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'' in 2006. Thus it and neighboring districts would be redrawn.

Overview

Congressional Districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat

Max Sandlin Max Allen Sandlin Jr. (born September 29, 1952) is a former Democratic Congressman who served eight years (1997–2005) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1. Early life and career The son of the former Margie Beth ...

ran for re-election.

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Democratic representative

Nick Lampson Nicholas Valentino Lampson (born February 14, 1945) is an American politician and restaurateur who is a former Democratic Congressman representing the 22nd Congressional District and the 9th Congressional District of Texas. Early life, ed ...

was redistricted from the neighboring 9th District and ran for re-election here.

District 3

Incumbent Republican

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930May 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 acting ...

ran for re-election.

District 4

Incumbent Democrat

Ralph 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 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Tec ...

switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party on January 3, 2004. He ran for re-election.

District 5

Incumbent Republican

Jeb 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 from ...

ran for re-election.

District 6

Incumbent Republican

Joe Barton Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician who represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. The district included Arlington, part of Fort Worth, and several small towns and rural areas south ...

ran for re-election.

District 7

Incumbent Republican

John Culberson John Abney Culberson (born August 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019. A Republican, he served in in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Har ...

ran for re-election.

District 8

Incumbent Republican

Kevin Brady Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is an American politician and the U.S. representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston, including The Woodlands. On April 14, 202 ...

ran for re-election.

District 9

Incumbent Democrat

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 Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

District 10

Incumbent Democrat

Lloyd Doggett Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) is an American attorney and politician who is a U.S. representative from Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented a district based in Austin since 1995, currently numbered as Texa ...

was redistricted to the 25th District. He ran for re-election there.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat

Chet Edwards Thomas Chester Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, he served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1990. He ...

was redistricted to the 17th District. He ran for re-election there.

District 12

Incumbent Republican

Kay Granger Norvell Kay Granger (; born January 18, 1943) is an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. She has represented the state's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. She has been the rankin ...

ran for re-election.

District 13

Incumbent Republican

Mac 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 mos ...

ran for re-election.

District 14

Incumbent Republican

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired 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 ...

ran for re-election unopposed.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat

Ruben Hinojosa Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese ...

ran for re-election.

District 16

Incumbent Democrat

Silvestre 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 Intelligence ...

ran for re-election.

District 17

Incumbent Democrat

Charles Stenholm Charles Walter Stenholm (born October 26, 1938) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician from a rural district of the State of Texas. After establishing himself as owner/operator of a large cotton farm, he entered politics and wa ...

was redistricted to the 19th District. Democratic representative

was redistricted from the neighboring 11th District and ran for re-election here.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat

Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee (born January 12, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for , having served since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and served ...

ran for re-election.

District 19

A week after winning re-election in

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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 se ...

announced that he would resign on May 31, 2003. This prompted a

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to be held, which fellow Republican

Randy Neugebauer Robert Randolph "Randy" Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for , having served from a special election in Texas' 19th congressional district specia ...

won in a runoff. He ran for re-election. Democratic representative

was redistricted from the neighboring 17th District and also ran for re-election here.

District 20

Incumbent Democrat

Charlie Gonzalez Charles Augustine González (born May 5, 1945) is an American Democratic politician from Texas. He represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2013. He served as Chairman of Latinos for Oba ...

ran for re-election.

District 21

Incumbent Republican

Lamar Smith Lamar Seeligson Smith (born November 19, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for for 16 terms, a district including most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as w ...

ran for re-election.

District 22

Incumbent Republican

Tom 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, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...

ran for re-election.

District 23

Incumbent Republican

Henry Bonilla Henry Bonilla (born January 2, 1954) is a 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, a former Democratic mem ...

ran for re-election.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat

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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 to

. 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 Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (born June 3, 1937) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for , based in Corpus Christi, serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2010, Ortiz was narrowly de ...

ran for re-election.

District 28

Incumbent Democrat

Ciro Rodriguez Ciro Davis Rodriguez (born December 9, 1946) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. The district stretched from El Paso in the we ...

ran for re-election but lost in the primary to

Henry Cuellar Enrique Roberto Cuellar (born September 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he is considered one of the most conservative representatives in the De ...

District 29

Incumbent Democrat

Gene Green Raymond Eugene Green (born October 17, 1947) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , serving for 13 terms. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district included most of eastern Houston, including portion ...

ran for re-election.

District 30

Incumbent Democrat

Eddie Bernice Johnson Eddie Bernice Johnson (born December 3, 1935) is an American politician who represents Texas's in the United States House of Representatives. Johnson is a member of the Democratic Party. Elected in 1992, Johnson was the first registered nurse ...

ran for re-election.

District 31

Incumbent Republican John Carter ran for re-election.

District 32

Incumbent Republican

Pete Sessions Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician from Texas who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for ...

ran for re-election. Democratic representative

was redistricted from the neighboring 24th District and also ran for re-election here.

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Overview

Congressional Districts

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

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