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

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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 '' League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry'' in 2006. Thus it and neighboring districts would be redrawn.

Overview

Congressional Districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election.

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 Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

District 4

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

District 5

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

District 7

Incumbent Republican John Culberson ran for re-election.

District 8

Incumbent Republican

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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 to

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District 10

Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett was redistricted to the 25th District. He ran for re-election there.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat

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

District 12

Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.

District 13

Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.

District 14

Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election unopposed.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Rubén Hinojosa, Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm was redistricted to the Texas's 19th congressional district, 19th District. Democratic representative

was redistricted from the neighboring Texas's 11th congressional district, 11th District and ran for re-election here.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.

District 19

A week after winning re-election in 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2002, incumbent Republican Larry Combest announced that he would resign on May 31, 2003. This prompted a 2003 Texas's 19th congressional district special election, special election 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 Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

District 23

Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost was redistricted to the Texas's 32nd congressional district, 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 Texas's 10th congressional district, 10th District and ran for re-election here.

District 26

Incumbent Republican Michael C. Burgess, Michael Burgess ran for re-election.

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Solomon P. Ortiz, Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Ciro Rodriguez ran for re-election but lost in the primary to Henry Cuellar.

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 (Texas politician), 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 Texas's 24th congressional district, 24th District and also ran for re-election here.

References

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