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Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House Of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas . As of the 2000 Census , District 2 represents 651,619 people.

The district's current configuration dates from the 2003 Texas Redistricting , when most of the old 9th District was split among three neighboring districts. The remaining territory was made somewhat more Republican than its predecessor, with the addition of several strongly conservative areas near Houston . The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th District, Nick Lampson , was unseated by Republican Ted Poe , a longtime felony court judge in Harris County.


REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEXAS DISTRICT 2

The district was formed in 1846, after Texas joined the Union.

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ELECTION RESULTS


  party Republican Party (US)
  candidate Ted Poe
  votes 139,951
  percentage 555
  change +173


  party Democratic Party (US)
  candidate Nick Lampson
  votes 108,156
  percentage 429
  change -179


  party Libertarian Party (US)
  candidate Sandra Saulsbury
  votes 3,931
  percentage 16
  change +06


  votes 31,795
  percentage 126


  votes 252,038


  winner Republican Party (US)
  loser Democratic Party (US)
  swing +176