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Texas House District 4

Previous Election Results

1996 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph M. Hall Democratic 132,126 63.8%
Jerry Ray Hall Republican 71,065 34.3%
Steven Rothacker Libertarian 3,172 1.5%
Enos M. Denham Jr. Natural law 814 0.4%
1998 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph M. Hall Democratic 82,989 57.6%
Jim Lohmeyer Republican 58,954 40.9%
Jim Simon Libertarian 2,137 1.5%
2000 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph M. Hall Democratic 145,887 60.3%
Jon Newton Republican 91,574 37.9%
Joe Turner Libertarian 4,417 1.8%
2002 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph M. Hall Democratic 97,304 57.8%
John Graves Republican 67,939 40.4%
Barbara Robinson Libertarian 3,042 1.8%
2004 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph Hall Republican 182,866 68.2%
Jim Nickerson Democratic 81,585 30.4%
Kevin Anderson Libertarian 3,491 1.3%
2006 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph Hall Republican 106,495 64.4%
Glenn Melancon Democratic 55,278 33.4%
Kurt Helm Libertarian 3,496 2.1%
2008 House General Election
Candidate Party # Votes % Votes
Ralph Hall Republican 206,906 68.8%
Glenn Melancon Democratic 88,067 29.3%
Fred Annett Libertarian 5,771 1.9%

Demographic Data

Population 651,619
Percentage White 83.0%
Percentage Black 10.4%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Percentage Asian 0.6%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.0%
Percentage Mixed Race 1.6%
Percentage Other Race 3.6%
 
Percentage Hispanic 7.9%
Percentage Non Hispanic White 79.2%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black 10.4%
 
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English 5.3%
 
Median Household Income $38,276
Percentage Married Couple Both Work 37.5%
Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 12.8%
Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 48.5%
 
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity 47.1%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas 37.4%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal 0.0%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil 0.1%
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up 13.2%
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up 44.5%
Percentage with a College Degree 18.0%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers 30.5%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers 25.9%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers 16.4%
 
Percentage Married Couples 58.5%
Percentage Married Couples with Children 26.1%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male 0.3%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female 0.3%

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Last updated 8:17pm August 13, 2009