2004 Texas House of Representatives election

2004 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
 
Rep
Leader Tom Craddick Jim Dunnam
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 82nd 57th
Last election 88 62
Seats won 87 63
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,777,393 2,284,914
Percentage 61.74% 37.35%
Swing Increase 2.78% Decrease 1.84%

     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain

Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Democratic:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Speaker before election

Tom Craddick
Republican

Elected Speaker

Tom Craddick
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.[1]

  1. ^ Ramsey, Ross (November 8, 2004). "Paint It Red". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 6, 2023.