Texas at a Glance State Profile - Gov. Bush (R) - Sen. Gramm (R) - Sen. Hutchison (R) Presidential Politics Congressional Districting - 01 - Sandlin (D) - 02 - Turner (D) - 03 - Johnson (R) - 04 - Hall (D) - 05 - Sessions (R) - 06 - Barton (R) - 07 - Archer (R) - 08 - Brady (R) - 09 - Lampson (D) - 10 - Doggett (D) - 11 - Edwards (D) - 12 - Granger (R) - 13 - Thornberry (R) - 14 - Paul (R) - 15 - Hinojosa (D) - 16 - Reyes (D) - 17 - Stenholm (D) - 18 - Jackson Lee (D) - 19 - Combest (R) - 20 - Gonzalez (D) - 21 - Smith (R) - 22 - DeLay (R) - 23 - Bonilla (R) - 24 - Frost (D) - 25 - Bentsen (D) - 26 - Armey (R) - 27 - Ortiz (D) - 28 - Rodriguez (D) - 29 - Green (D) - 30 - Johnson (D) Almanac 2000 Home States & Districts Elected Officials For district profiles and additional information on the elected officials of Texas, please use the pull-down menu above.

The People

• Est. Pop. 1998: 19,759,614. Pop. 1990: 16,986,510; up 16.3% 1990-1998.
• 7.3% of U.S. total, 2d largest; 19.7% rural.
• Median age: 32.6 years. 10.5% 65 years and over.
• 75.3% White, 11.9% Black, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% Amer. Indian, 25.3% Hispanic origin, 10.6% Other.
• Households: 56.6% married couple families; 30.4% married couple fams. w. children; 46.5% college educ.; median household income: $27,016; per capita income: $12,904; 60.9% owner occupied housing; median house value: $59,600; median monthly rent: $328.
• 4.8% Unemployment.
• 1998 Voting age pop.: 14,299,000.
• 1998 Turnout: 3,738,078; 26% of VAP.
• Registered voters (1998): 11,538,235; no party registration.

Election Results

1996 Presidential Vote
Dole (R)	2,730,085	(49%)
Clinton (D)	2,455,853	(44%)
Perot (I)	378,117	(7%)

1996 Republican Presidential Primary
Dole (R)	567,164	(56%)
Buchanan (R)	217,974	(21%)
Forbes (R)	130,938	(13%)
Other	103,727	(10%)

1992 Presidential Vote
Bush (R)	2,495,608	(41%)
Clinton (D)	2,281,735	(37%)
Perot (I)	1,354,676	(22%)

Texas Contact Information:

• Secretary of State -- 512-463-5701
     www.sos.state.tx.us
  
• Elections Division -- 800-252-8683
     www.sos.state.tx.us/function/elec1/index.html
  
• Texas Republican Party -- 512-477-9821
     www.texasgop.org
  
• Texas Democratic Party -- 512-478-9800
     www.txdemocrats.org
  

Key State Officials:

• Gov. George W. Bush (R)
• Lt. Gov., Rick Perry (R)
• Secy. of State, Elton Bomer (R)
• Atty. Gen., John Cornyn (R)
• Comptroller, Carole Keeton Rylander (R)
• State Senate, 31 (15 D, 16 R)
• Senate President, Rick Perry (R)
• State House, 150 (77 D, 73 R)
• House Speaker, Pete Laney (D)

Congressional Delegation:

• Sen. Phil Gramm (R)
• Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
• Representatives 30 (17 D, 13 R):

Max Sandlin   (D-01) Jim Turner   (D-02) Sam Johnson   (R-03) Ralph M. Hall   (D-04) Pete Sessions   (R-05) Joe Barton   (R-06) Bill Archer   (R-07) Kevin Brady   (R-08) Nick Lampson   (D-09) Lloyd Doggett   (D-10)

Chet Edwards   (D-11) Kay Granger   (R-12) Mac Thornberry   (R-13) Ron Paul   (R-14) Ruben Hinojosa   (D-15) Silvestre Reyes   (D-16) Charles W. Stenholm   (D-17) Sheila Jackson Lee   (D-18) Larry Combest   (R-19) Charles Gonzalez   (D-20)

Lamar S. Smith   (R-21) Tom DeLay   (R-22) Henry Bonilla   (R-23) Martin Frost   (D-24) Ken Bentsen   (D-25) Dick Armey   (R-26) Solomon P. Ortiz   (D-27) Ciro Rodriguez   (D-28) Gene Green   (D-29) Eddie Bernice Johnson   (D-30)