2000 Texas House of Representatives election

2000 Texas House of Representatives election

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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pete Laney Tom Craddick
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 12, 1993 January 9, 1973
Leader's seat 85th 82nd
Last election 78 72
Seats won 78 72
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,129,633 2,943,035
Percentage 41.03% 56.70%
Swing Decrease 0.26% Decrease 1.84%

     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Speaker before election

Pete Laney
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Pete Laney
Democratic

The 2000 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 77th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. There was no net change in seat control, leaving Democrats with their majority of 78 out of 150 seats. As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats won control of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]

  1. ^ Goldenstein, Taylor (November 8, 2022). "Republicans on track to retain majority in Texas Legislature, early results show". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2023.