2002 Texas House of Representatives election

none July 2026 September 2023 2002 Texas House of Representatives election 16 Pete Laney Democratic Party (United States) January 12, 1993 85th 78 62 1,553,606 2.28% 39.19% 1.84% 320px Results by seat gains 320px Results by vote share 1 #F48882 Republican hold #ca0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #0571B0 Democratic gain 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% Speaker Pete Laney Democratic Tom Craddick 58.98% Texas legislative no 2000 Texas House of Representatives election 2000 2004 Texas House of Representatives election 2004 All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 November 5, 2002 2,338,133 Tom Craddick Republican Party (United States) January 9, 1973 82nd 72 4 88 16 Republican The 2002 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 78th Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. State representatives serve for two-year terms. 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 Background Democrats had held control of the Texas House of Representatives since Reconstruction despite Republicans winning the governorship in 1994 and the Texas Senate in 1996.Barboza David 1996-11-29 Republicans Strike Deep In the Heart Of Texas en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/29/us/republicans-strike-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas.html 2023-03-17 0362-4331Rep. Stockman loses in Texas Congress runoff GOP claims majority in one house of state legislature, 1st since 1872 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/12/12/rep-stockman-loses-in-texas-congress-runoff-gop-claims-majority-in-one-house-of-state-legislature-1st-since-1872/ 2023-03-17 Baltimore Sun 12 December 1996 In the 2000 elections, Democrats had heavily emphasized the need to maintain control of the chamber to combat a potential Republican gerrymander after the next census. Their heavy investments in key races allowed them to maintain control of the chamber despite governor George W. Bush's victory in the state in the concurrent presidential election.September 28, 2000 National Parties Spend For Texas Redistricting Advantage Congress Daily AM The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A65531679/AONE?u=txshracd2548 March 16, 2023 Gale Academic OneFileRamsey Ross 2000-11-13 A Truly Fantastic Week for Political Junkies https://www.texastribune.org/2000/11/13/a-truly-fantastic-week-for-political-junkies/ 2023-03-17 The Texas Tribune en Redistricting Following the release of the 2000 census results, the divided Texas Legislature attempted to undergo its decennial redistricting responsibility, but it failed.May 22, 2001 Texas Legislature Deadlocked Over Redistricting Plan Congress Daily AM The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A74986158/AONE?u=txshracd2548 March 16, 2023 Gale Academic OneFile Many Republicans in the legislature had felt no pressure to redistrict their own lines as control would fall to the Legislative Redistricting Board, which was controlled by Republicans, if they failed to do so. The districts that the board drew were seen as highly favorable to Republicans.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 46 en Challenges by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Department of Justice altered the board's state House districts, while keeping the state Senate map intact.December 2, 2001 MALDEF scores victory in Texas House plan https://www.proquest.com/docview/368603106 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230317055235/https://www.proquest.com/docview/368603106 March 17, 2023 March 17, 2023 La Prensa 1A 368603106 The Board had attempted to draw Democratic Speaker Pete Laney out of his west Texas district, but this had the ripple effect of reducing the Hispanic population in district 74 along the Texas–Mexico border. The Board agreed to revert this change, allowing the map to pass preclearance.Bickerstaff Steve Gerrymandering Texas Texas Tech University Press 2020 978-1-68283-073-4 Heath C. Robert Lubbock, Texas 134 House districts follow the "county line rule," effectively granting individual counties delegations of state house seats based on their population.Legal Requirements https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/reqs#house-section 2022-01-16 redistricting.capitol.texas.gov The census found that Texas had a population of 20,851,820 in 2000, giving each district an "ideal population" of 139,006 people. In 1990, the "ideal population for a district" was 113,006 people. Counties with at least this number of people must fully contain at least one state house district. Counties with sufficient population for two or more districts must be divided into that number of districts. Should a county have sufficient population for one or more district plus a fraction of another, one district from another county may extend into it to represent the remaining population. District delegations for counties with at least one district changed as follows following the 2000 Census:History https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/history#maps-section 2022-01-16 redistricting.capitol.texas.gov County1990 pop.SeatsPartial2000 pop. County Intercensal Tables: 2000-2010 https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/intercensal-2000-2010-counties.html 2022-01-16 Census.govSeatsPartial+/– W+/– PBell County191,0731Yes238,0001YesBexar County1,185,39411No1,393,03510No1Brazoria County191,7071Yes241,8051YesBrazos County121,8621Yes152,4361YesCameron County260,1202Yes334,8842YesCollin County264,0362Yes491,2723Yes1Dallas County1,852,69116No2,216,80816NoDenton County273,6442Yes433,0653No1Ector County118,9341Yes121,1240Yes1El Paso County591,6105No679,5685NoFort Bend County225,4212No354,2862YesGalveston County217,3962No250,1781Yes1Harris County2,818,10125No3,401,13925NoHidalgo County383,5453Yes569,0994No1Jefferson County239,3892Yes251,9681Yes1Lubbock County222,6362No242,6441Yes1McLennan County189,1231Yes213,5251YesMontgomery County182,2011Yes293,7792Yes1Nueces County291,1452Yes313,5122YesSmith County151,3091Yes174,8611YesTarrant County1,170,10310No1,449,29010NoTaylor County119,6551Yes126,6060Yes1Travis County576,4075No811,7766No1Webb County133,2391Yes193,1241YesWichita County122,3781Yes131,6950Yes1Williamson County139,5511Yes250,4661Yes As a result of these changes, the following districts drastically moved: District 20 moved from East Texas to Williamson County. District 46 moved from Hays County to Travis County. District 70 moved from West Texas to Collin County. District 80 moved from the Permian Basin to South Texas. District 89 moved from Tarrant County to Collin County. District 99 moved from Dallas County to Tarrant County. District 115 moved from Bexar County to Dallas County. Campaign Seeking a more favorable redistricting plan to boost his political standing, U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay organized the Texans for a Republican Majority PAC (TRMPAC) with the express purpose of ensuring the election of Tom Craddick as Speaker of the Texas House.Bickerstaff 2007, p. 47 This not only involved electing a Republican majority, but also electing enough Republicans such that not enough could defect to continue to support Democrat Pete Laney's speakership.Bickerstaff 2007, p. 48 TRMPAC intervened in several Republican primaries to support candidates it saw as more conservative and more supportive of Craddick. This led to the defeat of multiple moderate Republicans as well as the victory of conservative incumbents against more moderate challengers.Bickerstaff 2007, pp. 48–56 TRMPAC raised over $1 million during the 2002 cycle from a variety of corporate sources. About half of this money was laundered from corporate treasuries.Bickerstaff 2007, pp. 56–83 Later, these actions would lead to the indictment of DeLay and several TRMPAC officials. The Democratic Party sought to maintain its control of the House by building a strong, diverse statewide ticket, including Tony Sanchez for governor and Ron Kirk for U.S. Senator. They saw the election as an opportunity to reverse the state's Republican trend without the popular George W. Bush on the ballot.Bickerstaff 2007, pp. 111–112 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 bot: unknown The Cook Political Report 149–150 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20250118164903/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 January 18, 2025 Harvard Dataverse March 1, 2025 | Likely R flip October 4, 2002 Results Republicans flipped twenty one Democratic-held seats, while Democrats flipped five Republican-held seats.November 5, 2002 2002 General Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist95_state.htm 2023-05-07 elections.sos.state.tx.us Several of these flips came through reapportionment and the movement of districts across the state. With a net gain of sixteen seats, Republicans gained control of the House, giving them a governmental trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction. Statewide +Summary of the November 5, 2002 Texas House of Representatives election resultsFile:Texas House 2002.svgPartyCandidatesVotes %Seats+/–Republican Party1142,338,13358.98%8816Democratic Party1031,553,60639.19%6216Libertarian Party3258,7911.48%0–Green Party711,0790.78%0–Independent12,3850.06%0–Write-in1790.00%0–Total3,964,073100.00%150– Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 58.98 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 39.19 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 1.48 Libertarian Green Party (United States) 0.28 Independent Independent (United States) 0.06House seats won #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 58.67 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 41.33 Close races # blue District 45, 0.88% (gain) blue District 56, 2.88% (gain) blue District 35, 4.66% red District 5, 4.74% (gain) blue District 18, 6.10% red District 134, 6.16% red District 32, 6.72% red District 48, 7.00% (gain) blue District 34, 7.58% blue District 137, 9.50% red District 32, 9.76% Results by district DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes% District 120,62762.05%12,61537.95% - -33,242100.00%Democratic hold District 213,38441.49%18,87258.51% - -32,256100.00%Republican gain District 321,153100.00% - - - -21,153100.00%Democratic hold District 415,05840.29%22,31359.71% - -37,371100.00%Republican hold District 518,45147.63%20,28652.37% - -38,737100.00%Republican gain District 6 - -27,729100.00% - -27,729100.00%Republican hold District 7 - -26,265100.00% - -26,265100.00%Republican hold District 814,12644.79%17,41155.21% - -31,537100.00%Republican gain District 914,65145.12%17,82354.88% - -32,474100.00%Republican hold District 10 - -28,072100.00% - -28,072100.00%Republican hold District 1121,161100.00% - - - -21,161100.00%Democratic hold District 1220,05361.15%12,74038.85% - -32,793100.00%Democratic hold District 13 - -24,161100.00% - -24,161100.00%Republican hold District 14 - -20,95187.86%2,89412.14%23,845100.00%Republican hold District 15 - -33,10891.01%3,2708.99%36,378100.00%Republican hold District 16 - -24,514100.00% - -24,514100.00%Republican hold District 1721,63056.38%16,02241.76%7151.86%38,367100.00%Democratic hold District 1814,70553.05%13,01346.95% - -27,718100.00%Democratic hold District 1912,84644.58%15,97155.42% - -28,817100.00%Republican gain District 20 - -34,736100.00% - -34,736100.00%Republican gain District 2123,10869.73%10,03230.27% - -33,140100.00%Democratic hold District 2220,218100.00% - - - -20,218100.00%Democratic hold District 2323,267100.00% - - - -23,267100.00%Democratic hold District 2414,74641.63%20,67358.37% - -35,419100.00%Republican gain District 258,59230.97%19,14869.03% - -27,740100.00%Republican hold District 26 - -26,994100.00% - -26,994100.00%Republican hold District 2720,20062.67%12,03437.33% - -32,234100.00%Democratic hold District 28 - -25,225100.00% - -25,225100.00%Republican gain District 2913,89742.60%18,72857.40% - -32,625100.00%Republican gain District 30 - -24,205100.00% - -24,205100.00%Republican hold District 3116,665100.00% - - - -16,665100.00%Democratic hold District 3216,54846.64%18,93053.36% - -35,478100.00%Republican hold District 3318,93066.48%9,54533.52% - -28,475100.00%Democratic hold District 3415,37953.79%13,21146.21% - -28,590100.00%Democratic hold District 3517,04052.33%15,52247.67% - -32,562100.00%Democratic hold District 3613,606100.00% - - - -13,606100.00%Democratic hold District 3711,454100.00% - - - -11,454100.00%Democratic hold District 3812,92268.00%6,08232.00% - -19,004100.00%Democratic hold District 3911,498100.00% - - - -11,498100.00%Democratic hold District 4010,869100.00% - - - -10,869100.00%Democratic hold District 4110,700100.00% - - - -10,700100.00%Democratic hold District 4226,961100.00% - - - -26,961100.00%Democratic hold District 4314,94061.59%9,31938.41% - -24,259100.00%Democratic hold District 44 - -25,532100.00% - -25,532100.00%Republican gain District 4518,63348.82%18,29847.94%1,2393.25%38,170100.00%Democratic gain District 4619,25388.29% - -2,55311.71%21,806100.00%Democratic gain District 4715,52432.69%30,00163.18%1,9634.13%47,488100.00%Republican hold District 4821,92845.38%25,30952.38%1,0842.24%48,321100.00%Republican gain District 4927,38470.72%9,09523.49%2,2425.79%38,721100.00%Democratic hold District 5016,02941.17%21,69955.74%1,2033.09%38,931100.00%Republican gain District 5114,38982.27% - -3,10117.73%17,490100.00%Democratic hold District 5210,97931.60%22,43364.56%1,3363.84%34,748100.00%Republican hold District 53 - -31,67590.50%3,3259.50%35,000100.00%Republican hold District 54 - -18,812100.00% - -18,812100.00%Republican hold District 55 - -23,280100.00% - -23,280100.00%Republican hold District 5620,10451.44%18,97948.56% - -39,083100.00%Democratic gain District 5717,35860.20%11,47839.80% - -28,836100.00%Democratic hold District 5810,28531.83%22,02368.17% - -32,308100.00%Republican hold District 5912,33743.25%16,18656.75% - -28,523100.00%Republican hold District 60 - -28,76291.34%2,7268.66%31,488100.00%Republican hold District 6111,47531.01%25,52868.99% - -37,003100.00%Republican hold District 6212,21735.40%22,29564.60% - -34,512100.00%Republican hold District 63 - -33,951100.00% - -33,951100.00%Republican hold District 64 - -23,27286.87%3,51813.13%26,790100.00%Republican hold District 65 - -22,26388.18%2,98311.82%25,246100.00%Republican hold District 667,48520.03%29,00077.62%8772.35%37,362100.00%Republican hold District 678,48530.18%19,62669.82% - -28,111100.00%Republican hold District 6812,65934.77%23,75065.23% - -36,409100.00%Republican hold District 6920,252100.00% - - - -20,252100.00%Democratic hold District 707,07419.82%28,01278.50%6001.68%35,686100.00%Republican gain District 71 - -26,78491.04%2,6368.96%29,420100.00%Republican hold District 729,52130.38%21,43368.40%3831.22%31,337100.00%Republican gain District 739,30520.85%35,31479.15% - -44,619100.00%Republican gain District 7421,32671.05%8,68828.95% - -30,014100.00%Democratic hold District 7513,26799.41% - -790.59%13,346100.00%Democratic hold District 7617,387100.00% - - - -17,387100.00%Democratic hold District 7713,914100.00% - - - -13,914100.00%Democratic hold District 78 - -18,598100.00% - -18,598100.00%Republican hold District 7914,170100.00% - - - -14,170100.00%Democratic hold District 8014,30255.80%11,32744.20% - -25,629100.00%Democratic gain District 81 - -21,583100.00% - -21,583100.00%Republican hold District 82 - -28,968100.00% - -28,968100.00%Republican hold District 83 - -31,55191.10%3,0838.90%34,634100.00%Republican hold District 848,54731.31%18,08866.27%6612.42%27,296100.00%Republican hold District 8521,12164.63%11,55935.37% - -32,680100.00%Democratic hold District 86 - -32,387100.00% - -32,387100.00%Republican hold District 878,87234.18%17,08665.82% - -25,958100.00%Republican hold District 88 - -27,880100.00% - -27,880100.00%Republican hold District 898,24522.27%28,77677.73% - -37,021100.00%Republican hold District 9011,73172.23%4,51127.77% - -16,242100.00%Democratic hold District 91 - -21,22784.41%3,92115.59%25,148100.00%Republican hold District 92 - -25,24888.51%3,27811.49%28,526100.00%Republican hold District 9310,03343.39%13,08956.61% - -23,122100.00%Republican hold District 94 - -28,892100.00% - -28,892100.00%Republican hold District 9525,188100.00% - - - -25,188100.00%Democratic hold District 9614,58939.99%21,89660.01% - -36,485100.00%Republican hold District 9714,29132.58%29,57967.42% - -43,870100.00%Republican hold District 98 - -37,366100.00% - -37,366100.00%Republican hold District 9910,01229.44%23,42768.89%5661.66%34,005100.00%Republican hold District 10016,67995.16% - -8494.84%17,528100.00%Democratic hold District 101 - -16,947100.00% - -16,947100.00%Republican hold District 102 - -19,136100.00% - -19,136100.00%Republican hold District 1039,00668.75%3,82829.22%2662.03%13,100100.00%Democratic hold District 10410,02373.99%3,52326.01% - -13,546100.00%Democratic hold District 105 - -13,46175.85%4,28724.15%17,748100.00%Republican gain District 106 - -13,851100.00% - -13,851100.00%Republican hold District 10714,78641.59%20,76458.41% - -35,550100.00%Republican gain District 10810,86233.55%21,51466.45% - -32,376100.00%Republican hold District 10926,74774.50%9,15525.50% - -35,902100.00%Democratic hold District 11019,511100.00% - - - -19,511100.00%Democratic hold District 11125,721100.00% - - - -25,721100.00%Democratic hold District 11210,05329.05%24,54870.95% - -34,601100.00%Republican hold District 113 - -18,065100.00% - -18,065100.00%Republican hold District 114 - -24,503100.00% - -24,503100.00%Republican hold District 1159,58828.70%23,82371.30% - -33,411100.00%Republican gain District 11615,174100.00% - - - -15,174100.00%Democratic hold District 1178,13841.02%11,70358.98% - -19,841100.00%Republican gain District 11814,416100.00% - - - -14,416100.00%Democratic hold District 11915,451100.00% - - - -15,451100.00%Democratic hold District 12015,280100.00% - - - -15,280100.00%Democratic hold District 121 - -30,72089.93%3,44110.07%34,161100.00%Republican hold District 122 - -39,04888.45%5,10011.55%44,148100.00%Republican hold District 12314,46163.09%8,08835.28%3731.63%22,922100.00%Democratic gain District 12414,970100.00% - - - -14,970100.00%Democratic hold District 12515,39160.28%10,14339.72% - -25,534100.00%Democratic hold District 126 - -24,197100.00% - -24,197100.00%Republican hold District 127 - -28,214100.00% - -28,214100.00%Republican hold District 128 - -16,421100.00% - -16,421100.00%Republican gain District 129 - -26,664100.00% - -26,664100.00%Republican hold District 130 - -29,652100.00% - -29,652100.00%Republican hold District 13118,572100.00% - - - -18,572100.00%Democratic hold District 132 - -21,07990.45%2,2259.55%23,304100.00%Republican gain District 1338,12834.86%15,18965.14% - -23,317100.00%Republican hold District 13421,64546.39%24,52052.55%4921.05%46,657100.00%Republican hold District 1357,28029.76%17,18670.24% - -24,466100.00%Republican hold District 136 - -31,763100.00% - -31,763100.00%Republican hold District 1376,29254.75%5,20045.25% - -11,492100.00%Democratic hold District 13810,02640.58%14,68259.42% - -24,708100.00%Republican gain District 13918,559100.00% - - - -18,559100.00%Democratic hold District 1408,50373.63%3,04526.37% - -11,548100.00%Democratic hold District 14116,478100.00% - - - -16,478100.00%Democratic hold District 14220,574100.00% - - - -20,574100.00%Democratic hold District 14310,17591.77% - -9138.23%11,088100.00%Democratic hold District 144 - -15,41787.51%2,20112.49%17,618100.00%Republican hold District 14511,087100.00% - - - -11,087100.00%Democratic hold District 14624,55892.64% - -1,9517.36%26,509100.00%Democratic hold District 14721,253100.00% - - - -21,253100.00%Democratic hold District 14814,633100.00% - - - -14,633100.00%Democratic hold District 14910,53044.48%13,14455.52% - -23,674100.00%Republican hold District 150 - -26,174100.00% - -26,174100.00%Republican holdTotal1,553,60639.19%2,338,13358.98%72,3341.82%3,964,073100.00% References Legislature Texas Legislature Category:Texas House of Representatives elections