1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election219
Seats won1911
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg2
Popular vote1,734,1632,294,222
Percentage42.1%55.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.8%Increase2.svg 7.9%
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The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 8, 1994, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.

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In early 1994, several Republicans sued the state alleging that District 18 and District 29 were racially gerrymandered. [1] District 30 was later added to the case, and in August, a federal judicial panel ordered the state to redraw its congressional districts. [2] A separate panel later allowed the struck districts to be used for the 1994 elections, but it ordered the state to redraw its districts before the 1996 elections. [3] This decision was later appealed and became the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera. [4]

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1994, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Amidst the Republican Revolution, in which the Republican Party took control of the U.S. House for the first time since 1952, Republicans gained two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas and won the statewide popular vote, but Democrats maintained their majority of Texas seats due to redistricting. [5]

Overview

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas [6]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican 2,294,22255.68%911+2
Democratic 1,734,16342.09%2119-2
Libertarian 35,8890.87%00-
Independent 55,7861.35%00-
Totals4,120,060100.00%3030—

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Chapman (incumbent) 86,480 55.30
Republican Mike Blankenship63,91140.87
Independent Jefferson Mosser6,0013.84
Total votes156,392 100
Democratic hold

District 2

1994 Texas's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Charlie Wilson Donna Peterson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote87,70966,071
Percentage57.04%42.96%
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County results
Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Peterson:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Charlie Wilson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Charlie Wilson
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 87,709 57.04
Republican Donna Peterson66,07142.96
Total votes153,780 100
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Johnson (incumbent) 157,011 90.96
Libertarian Tom Donahue15,6119.04
Total votes172,622 100
Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph M. Hall (incumbent) 99,303 58.78
Republican David Bridges67,26739.82
Libertarian Jefferson Mosser2,3771.41
Total votes168,947 100
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Wiley Bryant (incumbent) 61,877 50.06
Republican Pete Sessions 58,52147.34
Independent Barbara Morgan1,7151.39
Libertarian Noel Kopala8760.71
Independent Regina Arashvand6270.51
Total votes123,616 100
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Barton (incumbent) 152,038 75.64
Democratic Terry Jesmore44,28622.03
Libertarian Bill Baird4,6882.33
Total votes201,012 100
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Archer (incumbent) 116,873 100.00
Total votes116,873 100
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Fields (incumbent) 148,473 92.05
Independent Russ Klecka12,8317.95
Total votes161,304 100
Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Republican Steve Stockman, who had lost to Brooks in 1992, defeated the 42-year incumbent as suburban Republican voters came to increasingly dominate the district. [7]

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Stockman 81,353 51.88
Democratic Jack Brooks (incumbent)71,64345.69
Independent Bill Felton2,1451.37
Libertarian Darla Beenau1,6561.06
Total votes156,797 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle opted to retire rather than run for re-election. [8]

Texas's 10th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lloyd Doggett 113,738 56.31
Republican Jo Baylor80,38239.80
Libertarian Jeff Hill2,9531.46
Independent Michael Brandes2,5791.28
Independent Jeff Davis2,3341.16
Total votes201,986 100
Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Edwards (incumbent) 76,667 59.18
Republican Jim Broyles52,87640.82
Total votes129,543 100
Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Pete Geren ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pete Geren (incumbent) 96,372 68.67
Republican Ernest Anderson43,95931.33
Total votes140,331 100
Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Bill Sarpalius ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mac Thornberry 79,466 55.42
Democratic Bill Sarpalius (incumbent)63,92344.58
Total votes143,389 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin ran for re-election.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Greg Laughlin (incumbent) 86,175 55.61
Republican Jim Deats68,79344.39
Total votes154,968 100
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.

Texas's 15th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 61,527 58.95
Republican Tom Haughey41,11939.40
Libertarian John Hamilton1,7201.65
Total votes104,366 100
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election.

Texas's 16th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent) 49,815 57.11
Republican Bobby Ortiz37,40942.89
Total votes87,224 100
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 83,497 53.66
Republican Phil Boone72,10846.34
Total votes155,605 100
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Craig Washington ran for re-election. He was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Houston City Councilor Sheila Jackson Lee. [9] [10]

Texas's 18th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sheila Jackson Lee 84,790 73.48
Republican Jerry Burley28,15324.40
Independent J. Larry Snellings1,2781.11
Libertarian George Hollenbeck1,1691.01
Total votes115,390 100
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Combest (incumbent) 120,641 100.00
Total votes120,641 100
Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 60,114 62.52
Republican Carl Bill Colyer36,03537.48
Total votes96,149 100
Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lamar Smith (incumbent) 165,595 89.96
Independent Kerry Lowry18,48010.04
Total votes184,075 100
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom DeLay (incumbent) 120,302 73.74
Democratic Scott Douglas Cunningham38,82623.80
Independent Gregory Pepper4,0162.46
Total votes163,144 100
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry Bonilla (incumbent) 73,815 62.60
Democratic Rolando Rios44,10137.40
Total votes117,916 100
Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Frost (incumbent) 65,019 52.83
Republican Ed Harrison58,06247.17
Total votes123,081 100
Democratic hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews retired to run for U.S. Senator. [11] Despite the national Republican wave, Democrat Ken Bentsen, the nephew of Treasury Secretary and former U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, defeated businessman Gene Fontenot in the open race. The race was the most expensive U.S. House race in Texas history; Fontenot had outspent Bentsen four to one. [12]

Texas's 25th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Bentsen 61,959 52.27
Republican Gene Fontenot53,32144.99
Independent Sarah Klein-Tower2,0601.74
Libertarian Robert Lockhart1,1891.00
Total votes118,529 100
Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. He became the first Texas Republican to be elected majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. [5]

Texas's 26th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick Armey (incumbent) 135,398 76.41
Democratic LeEarl Ann Bryant39,76322.44
Libertarian Alfred Adask2,0301.15
Total votes177,191 100
Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.

Texas's 27th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 65,325 59.38
Republican Erol Stone44,69340.62
Total votes110,018 100
Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda ran for re-election.

Texas's 28th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Tejeda (incumbent) 73,986 70.88
Republican David Slatter28,77727.57
Libertarian Steve Rothstein1,6121.54
Total votes104,375 100
Democratic hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.

Texas's 29th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Green (incumbent) 44,102 73.44
Republican Oilman Eide15,95226.56
Total votes60,054 100
Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.

Texas's 30th congressional district, 1994 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent) 73,166 72.63
Republican Lucy Cain25,84825.66
Libertarian Ken Ashby1,7281.72
Total votes100,742 100
Democratic hold

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