2004 Texas House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 2004 Texas House of Representatives election 1 Jim Dunnam Democratic Party (United States) 57th 62 14 63 2,284,914 2.78% 37.35% 1.84% 320px#F48882 Republican hold #ca0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #0571B0 Democratic gain Results by seat gains 320px Republican: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 ≥90% Democratic: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 ≥90% Results by vote share 1 Speaker Tom Craddick Republican Tom Craddick Jim Dunnam TX House.jpg 61.74% Texas legislative no 2002 Texas House of Representatives election 2002 2006 Texas House of Representatives election 2006 All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 November 2, 2004 Rep 3,777,393 Tom Craddick Republican Party (United States) 82nd 88 87 1 Republican The 2004 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 79th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of the House, losing one seat to the Democrats.Ramsey Ross 2004-11-08 Paint It Red https://www.texastribune.org/2004/11/08/paint-it-red/ 2023-05-06 The Texas Tribune en Background Following the 2002 elections, the Republicans gained control of the House with 88 seats to the Democrats' 62, giving them a governmental trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction.Halbfinger David M. Yardley Jim 2002-11-07 THE 2002 ELECTIONS: THE SOUTH; Vote Solidifies Shift of South To the G.O.P. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/07/us/the-2002-elections-the-south-vote-solidifies-shift-of-south-to-the-gop.html 2023-03-17 0362-4331Barta Carolyn https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162511/m1/395 Texas Almanac, 2004-2005 Alvarez Elizabeth Cruce The Dallas Morning News 2004 Dallas, Texas 395–396 en Republicans Take Total Control of State Government This led to the 2003 Texas redistricting, where Republicans redrew the state's congressional districts which had been implemented by federal courts for the 2002 elections.McKee Seth Teigen Jeremy Turgeon Mathieu June 2006 The Partisan Impact of Congressional Redistricting: The Case of Texas, 2001-2003 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42956125 Social Science Quarterly 87 2 308–317 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.2006.00382.x 42956125 subscription In response, 58 Democratic members of the House of Representatives boycotted the session and left the capitol to deprive the chamber of a quorum, preventing the Republican-led chamber from functioning. House Speaker Tom Craddick ordered the arrest of the missing lawmakers.2003-05-13 Democrats Hide To Halt Action On Texas Redistricting en-US The New York Times Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/us/democrats-hide-to-halt-action-on-texas-redistricting.html 2023-03-17 0362-4331 53 of those members, later known as the "Killer D's," fled to a Holiday Inn in Ardmore, Oklahoma to continue depriving the House of a quorum, attracting the attention of national media, as well as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, who praised their actions.Pierce Emily May 15, 2003 Democrats Turn to Texas; House Minority Likes Walkout 1 Roll Call https://www.proquest.com/docview/326700732 March 17, 2023 326700732Boycott by Killer D's stings Texas House https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/05/13/boycott-by-killer-ds-stings-texas-house/ 2023-03-17 Baltimore Sun 13 May 2003 After the regular session ended, Republican governor Rick Perry called a special session to address redistricting.Hoppe Christy June 19, 2003 Texas Governor Orders Redistricting Session 1 Knight Ridder Tribune Business News https://www.proquest.com/docview/460617709 March 17, 2023 460617709 House Democrats were unable to stage another walkout during the first special session, but Senate Democrats were able to filibuster the bill until the end of the session.Bickerstaff Steve Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay University of Texas Press 2007 978-0-292-71474-8 Austin, Texas 178–185 en Eleven Democratic members of the Texas Senate left the second special session to prevent a quorum.Walsh Edward Brulliard Karin 2003-08-02 'Hunch' Launched Second Flight of Texas Democrats en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/08/02/hunch-launched-second-flight-of-texas-democrats/ce82bc3b-d1e0-47df-8c80-ce7f5e5b20ed/ 2023-03-17 0190-82862003-07-29 National Briefing Southwest: Texas: Democrats On The Run, Again en-US The New York Times Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/29/us/national-briefing-southwest-texas-democrats-on-the-run-again.html 2023-03-17 0362-4331 They were unable to block the redistricting package during a third special session, but they staged a symbolic walkout as the package neared passage to delay it over the weekend. 2003-10-12 Democrats in Texas House Stage Another Walkout Over Remap en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/12/national/democrats-in-texas-house-stage-another-walkout-over-remap.html 2023-03-17 0362-4331 After this brief delay, the Senate passed the redistricting bill, ending the six month long legislative saga.Castro April October 13, 2003 LEGISLATORS PASS TEXAS REDISTRICTING 3A South Florida Sun - Sentinel https://www.proquest.com/docview/389904458 March 17, 2023 389904458 Republicans heavily criticized the Democratic Representatives who participated in the walkout, running ads in the districts of White Democrats in competitive districts during the walkout and attempting to defeat them in the 2004 elections. The Democrats similarly targeted their own representatives in the primaries, such as Ron Wilson, Roberto Gutierrez, and Glenn Lewis, for working against the party during the walkout.Bickerstaff 2007, pp. 152–159Ramsey Ross 2003-05-19 Is This a Permanent Condition? https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-19/no-45/is-this-a-permanent-condition/ 2023-05-06 The Texas Tribune EN Predictions SourceRankingAs of RothenbergJacobson Louis October 1, 2004 Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0 The Rothenberg Political Report 7–10 Harvard Dataverse | Safe R October 1, 2004 Results In the primary elections on March 9, the Democrats successfully defeated all of the members they targeted for their actions during the 2003 walkout. Additionally, Republicans only managed to defeat two of the Democrats who participated in the walkouts, Dan Ellis and John Mabry. Democrats narrowly flipped seats in San Antonio, Houston, and Austin, including defeating house appropriations chairman Talmadge Heflin. They also narrowly held onto several rural districts that Republicans had targeted. This resulted in a net gain of one seat for the Democrats.November 2, 2004 2004 General Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist114_state.htm 2023-05-06 elections.sos.state.tx.us Statewide +Summary of the November 2, 2004 Texas House of Representatives election resultsFile:Texas House 2004.svgPartyCandidatesVotes %Seats+/–Republican Party1113,777,39361.74%871Democratic Party992,284,91437.35%631Libertarian Party1141,7200.68%0–Independent211,0410.18%0–Write-in12,8010.04%0–Total6,117,869100.00%150– Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 61.74 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 37.35 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 0.68 Independent Independent (United States) 0.18 Write-in Write-in 0.04House seats won #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 58.00 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 42.00 Close races # blue District 149, 0.08% (gain) red District 48, 0.21% blue District 3, 0.46% blue District 50, 0.88% (gain) blue District 117, 1.28% (gain) blue District 35, 1.86% blue District 12, 2.08% red District 106, 5.14% blue District 11, 5.42% blue District 1, 5.62% blue District 69, 6.20% red District 102, 6.38% red District 56, 6.44% (gain) blue District 45, 9.12% red District 18, 9.14% (gain) red District 134, 9.24% blue District 17, 9.48% Results by district DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes% District 128,49552.81%25,46347.19% - -53,958100.00%Democratic hold District 2 - -36,888100.00% - -36,888100.00%Republican hold District 324,33150.23%24,11349.77% - -48,444100.00%Democratic hold District 4 - -41,964100.00% - -41,964100.00%Republican hold District 523,02938.03%37,52961.97% - -60,558100.00%Republican hold District 6 - -43,089100.00% - -43,089100.00%Republican hold District 7 - -40,787100.00% - -40,787100.00%Republican hold District 8 - -33,181100.00% - -33,181100.00%Republican hold District 921,67943.11%28,61356.89% - -50,292100.00%Republican hold District 1015,73227.21%42,08972.79% - -57,821100.00%Republican hold District 1126,88552.71%24,12347.29% - -51,008100.00%Democratic hold District 1224,97451.04%23,95448.96% - -48,928100.00%Democratic hold District 13 - -36,388100.00% - -36,388100.00%Republican hold District 14 - -38,328100.00% - -38,328100.00%Republican hold District 15 - -56,44590.75%5,7539.25%62,198100.00%Republican hold District 16 - -41,495100.00% - -41,495100.00%Republican hold District 1729,70653.66%24,45944.18%1,1922.15%55,357100.00%Democratic hold District 1821,92545.43%26,33754.57% - -48,262100.00%Republican gain District 1923,64844.57%29,41155.43% - -53,059100.00%Republican hold District 2022,20231.22%48,92068.78% - -71,122100.00%Republican hold District 2133,094100.00% - - - -33,094100.00%Democratic hold District 2231,61293.73% - -2,1136.27%33,725100.00%Democratic hold District 2334,728100.00% - - - -34,728100.00%Democratic hold District 24 - -43,846100.00% - -43,846100.00%Republican hold District 2515,51433.98%30,13966.02% - -45,653100.00%Republican hold District 26 - -43,538100.00% - -43,538100.00%Republican hold District 2740,673100.00% - - - -40,673100.00%Democratic hold District 2822,56135.87%40,33864.13% - -62,899100.00%Republican hold District 29 - -40,380100.00% - -40,380100.00%Republican hold District 30 - -35,79387.40%5,15812.60%40,951100.00%Republican hold District 3120,052100.00% - - - -20,052100.00%Democratic hold District 32 - -37,240100.00% - -37,240100.00%Republican hold District 3330,481100.00% - - - -30,481100.00%Democratic hold District 3423,17555.05%18,92444.95% - -42,099100.00%Democratic hold District 3523,16550.93%22,31649.07% - -45,481100.00%Democratic hold District 3618,503100.00% - - - -18,503100.00%Democratic hold District 3716,929100.00% - - - -16,929100.00%Democratic hold District 3820,164100.00% - - - -20,164100.00%Democratic hold District 3916,335100.00% - - - -16,335100.00%Democratic hold District 4016,211100.00% - - - -16,211100.00%Democratic hold District 4117,606100.00% - - - -17,606100.00%Democratic hold District 4227,123100.00% - - - -27,123100.00%Democratic hold District 4320,04759.31%13,75640.69% - -33,803100.00%Democratic hold District 44 - -44,492100.00% - -44,492100.00%Republican hold District 4534,26454.56%28,53645.44% - -62,800100.00%Democratic hold District 4629,875100.00% - - - -29,875100.00%Democratic hold District 47 - -49,075100.00% - -49,075100.00%Republican hold District 4834,25849.89%34,40550.11% - -68,663100.00%Republican hold District 4946,81885.85% - -7,71414.15%54,532100.00%Democratic hold District 5031,40148.59%30,83247.71%2,3903.70%64,623100.00%Democratic gain District 5126,856100.00% - - - -26,856100.00%Democratic hold District 52 - -41,10293.62%2,8016.38%43,903100.00%Republican hold District 53 - -46,020100.00% - -46,020100.00%Republican hold District 5418,59439.14%28,90760.86% - -47,501100.00%Republican hold District 55 - -37,312100.00% - -37,312100.00%Republican hold District 5627,28846.78%31,04253.22% - -58,330100.00%Republican gain District 5723,76558.33%16,97441.67% - -40,739100.00%Democratic hold District 5816,02030.21%37,00169.79% - -53,021100.00%Republican hold District 5915,60336.10%27,62163.90% - -43,224100.00%Republican hold District 6016,53630.12%38,36869.88% - -54,904100.00%Republican hold District 61 - -47,315100.00% - -47,315100.00%Republican hold District 62 - -39,128100.00% - -39,128100.00%Republican hold District 63 - -58,785100.00% - -58,785100.00%Republican hold District 64 - -44,577100.00% - -44,577100.00%Republican hold District 65 - -41,40786.44%6,49713.56%47,904100.00%Republican hold District 66 - -47,071100.00% - -47,071100.00%Republican hold District 67 - -33,134100.00% - -33,134100.00%Republican hold District 68 - -39,454100.00% - -39,454100.00%Republican hold District 6925,92853.10%22,90446.90% - -48,832100.00%Democratic hold District 7018,45123.97%58,52076.03% - -76,971100.00%Republican hold District 71 - -41,47989.77%4,72710.23%46,206100.00%Republican hold District 7219,38742.78%25,92657.22% - -45,313100.00%Republican hold District 73 - -60,504100.00% - -60,504100.00%Republican hold District 7428,497100.00% - - - -28,497100.00%Democratic hold District 7522,040100.00% - - - -22,040100.00%Democratic hold District 7625,010100.00% - - - -25,010100.00%Democratic hold District 7720,647100.00% - - - -20,647100.00%Democratic hold District 78 - -30,114100.00% - -30,114100.00%Republican hold District 7921,05366.59%10,56133.41% - -31,614100.00%Democratic hold District 8028,230100.00% - - - -28,230100.00%Democratic hold District 8110,37924.91%31,28875.09% - -41,667100.00%Republican hold District 82 - -42,237100.00% - -42,237100.00%Republican hold District 8312,56121.33%46,32178.67% - -58,882100.00%Republican hold District 8414,56231.89%31,09868.11% - -45,660100.00%Republican hold District 8525,60258.76%17,96741.24% - -43,569100.00%Democratic hold District 86 - -49,536100.00% - -49,536100.00%Republican hold District 87 - -29,812100.00% - -29,812100.00%Republican hold District 88 - -39,293100.00% - -39,293100.00%Republican hold District 8916,59123.54%53,87576.46% - -70,466100.00%Republican hold District 9014,84165.22%7,91334.78% - -22,754100.00%Democratic hold District 91 - -38,560100.00% - -38,560100.00%Republican hold District 92 - -40,707100.00% - -40,707100.00%Republican hold District 9317,92443.94%22,86656.06% - -40,790100.00%Republican hold District 9421,26236.89%36,37763.11% - -57,639100.00%Republican hold District 9533,769100.00% - - - -33,769100.00%Democratic hold District 9626,44739.67%40,22460.33% - -66,671100.00%Republican hold District 9723,42536.76%40,30663.24% - -63,731100.00%Republican hold District 98 - -64,337100.00% - -64,337100.00%Republican hold District 9917,60230.33%40,44169.67% - -58,043100.00%Republican hold District 10024,558100.00% - - - -24,558100.00%Democratic hold District 101 - -28,527100.00% - -28,527100.00%Republican hold District 10218,88146.81%21,45753.19% - -40,338100.00%Republican hold District 10313,169100.00% - - - -13,169100.00%Democratic hold District 10415,328100.00% - - - -15,328100.00%Democratic hold District 10514,88440.80%21,59959.20% - -36,483100.00%Republican hold District 10616,98747.43%18,82852.57% - -35,815100.00%Republican hold District 107 - -31,609100.00% - -31,609100.00%Republican hold District 10819,01037.50%31,68462.50% - -50,694100.00%Republican hold District 10943,932100.00% - - - -43,932100.00%Democratic hold District 11027,720100.00% - - - -27,720100.00%Democratic hold District 11137,129100.00% - - - -37,129100.00%Democratic hold District 11217,94734.24%34,47365.76% - -52,420100.00%Republican hold District 11316,27234.88%30,37665.12% - -46,648100.00%Republican hold District 114 - -31,810100.00% - -31,810100.00%Republican hold District 115 - -37,739100.00% - -37,739100.00%Republican hold District 11623,43664.21%13,06135.79% - -36,497100.00%Democratic hold District 11719,70750.64%19,20949.36% - -38,916100.00%Democratic gain District 11821,26556.79%16,18343.21% - -37,448100.00%Democratic hold District 11922,93962.37%13,83937.63% - -36,778100.00%Democratic hold District 12027,268100.00% - - - -27,268100.00%Democratic hold District 121 - -46,997100.00% - -46,997100.00%Republican hold District 122 - -66,896100.00% - -66,896100.00%Republican hold District 12321,76961.60%13,57038.40% - -35,339100.00%Democratic hold District 12428,652100.00% - - - -28,652100.00%Democratic hold District 12530,234100.00% - - - -30,234100.00%Democratic hold District 12615,46030.72%34,86569.28% - -50,325100.00%Republican hold District 12718,26129.56%43,52570.44% - -61,786100.00%Republican hold District 12813,80734.67%26,01465.33% - -39,821100.00%Republican hold District 129 - -40,002100.00% - -40,002100.00%Republican hold District 130 - -54,02692.42%4,4327.58%58,458100.00%Republican hold District 13128,474100.00% - - - -28,474100.00%Democratic hold District 132 - -40,328100.00% - -40,328100.00%Republican hold District 133 - -21,18478.27%5,88321.73%27,067100.00%Republican hold District 13429,80644.33%36,02153.57%1,4082.09%67,235100.00%Republican hold District 135 - -31,014100.00% - -31,014100.00%Republican hold District 136 - -41,71990.32%4,4699.68%46,188100.00%Republican hold District 13710,56556.62%8,09543.38% - -18,660100.00%Democratic hold District 13813,20136.25%23,21763.75% - -36,418100.00%Republican hold District 13930,151100.00% - - - -30,151100.00%Democratic hold District 14012,06167.45%5,82132.55% - -17,882100.00%Democratic hold District 14127,490100.00% - - - -27,490100.00%Democratic hold District 14228,96980.15%7,17519.85% - -36,144100.00%Democratic hold District 14313,28292.84% - -1,0257.16%14,307100.00%Democratic hold District 144 - -25,873100.00% - -25,873100.00%Republican hold District 14515,160100.00% - - - -15,160100.00%Democratic hold District 14636,773100.00% - - - -36,773100.00%Democratic hold District 14732,566100.00% - - - -32,566100.00%Democratic hold District 14821,041100.00% - - - -21,041100.00%Democratic hold District 14920,69550.04%20,66249.96% - -41,357100.00%Democratic gain District 150 - -44,425100.00% - -44,425100.00%Republican holdTotal2,284,91437.35%3,777,39361.74%166,8820.91%4,320,800100.00% References Legislature Texas Legislature Category:Texas House of Representatives elections