Louie Gohmert was elected to the U.S. House in 2004, defeating incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin with 61 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 2006, defeating Democrat Roger Owen with 30 percent of the vote. Gohmert had no major party opposition in 2008.

Gohmert was first elected judge for the 7th District Court in Tyler, Texas, in 1992. He was re-elected to second and third terms without opposition.

Ted Poe was first elected to the U.S. House in 2004, defeating incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson with 55 percent of the vote. He won re-election in 2006.

In 2008, Poe he was re-elected with 89 percent of the vote against Libertarian candidate Craig Wolfe.

Poe was appointed as a state district judge in 1981 and became one of the youngest judges in the state at the time. He was elected to the bench six times and oversaw approximately 20,000 cases.

Sam Johnson was elected to the U.S. House in 1991 in a special election to replace Rep. Steve Bartlett, who resigned his U.S. House seat to run for mayor of Dallas. Johnson won 53 percent of the vote.

Johnson was elected to full terms in 1992 and 1994 with no major party opposition. He was re-elected in 1996 with 73 percent of the vote against Democrat Lee Cole. Johnson was re-elected in 1998 without major party opposition. He was re-elected in 2000 with 72 percent of the vote.

In 2002 he won re-election with 74 percent of the vote. He was re-elected with 86 percent of the vote in 2004 and 63 percent of the vote in 2006. In 2008 Johnson defeated Democrat Thomas J. Daley with 60 percent of the vote.

Johnson was elected to the Texas House in 1984 and served seven consecutive terms.

Ralph Hall was first elected to the U.S. House in 1980, with 52 percent of the vote, defeating Republican John Wright, a business manager, for the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Rep. Ray Roberts.

He has been re-elected every two years since then. In 1988, he defeated Republican Randy J. Sutton with 67 percent of the vote.

He faced no Republican opposition in 1990. He won re-election in 1992 with 60 percent of the vote, defeating Republican David Bridges. He defeated Bridges again in 1994 with 59 percent of the vote.

In 1996, he defeated Republican Jerry Hall with 64 percent of the vote. Hall was re-elected in 1998, defeating Republican Jim Lohmeyer with 58 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2000 with 60 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2002 with 58 percent of the vote, over John Graves.

He filed as a Democrat initially for the 2004 races, but when a federal court upheld redrawn congressional districts, Hall switched parties and filed under the new lines as a Republican.

He won a three-way GOP primary with 78 percent of the vote against Mike Murphy and Mike Mosher. Hall won the 2004 general election with 68 percent of the vote and took the 2006 race with 64 percent against Glenn Melancon.

He defeated Melancon again in 2008 with 69 percent of the vote.

Hall served in the Texas Senate from 1963 to 1973.

Jeb Hensarling was first elected to Congress in 2002. Former Sen. Phil Gramm, Hensarling's former boss and mentor, helped him defeat four other candidates in the 2002 GOP primary. In the general election, he received 58 percent of the vote against Democrat Ron Chapman.

He was re-elected in 2004 with 64 percent of the vote over Democrat Bill Bernstein. He won 62 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Charlie Thompson in 2006.

Hensarling had no major party opposition in 2008.

Joe Barton was elected to the U.S. House in 1984. He ran for the 6th District House seat when his former boss, Phil Gramm, ran for the U.S. Senate. Barton narrowly won a primary runoff against Max Hoyt and went on to win in the general election with 57 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Dan Kubiak, a former state legislator.

Barton defeated Democrat John Welch in 1990 with 67 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 1992 with 72 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat John Dietrich.

He ran in 1993 for the Senate seat left open by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, but was edged out by Kay Bailey Hutchison, now the state's senior senator.

Barton defeated Democrat Terry Jesmore in 1994 with 76 percent. He was re-elected in 1996 without major party opposition.

Barton was re-elected in 1998, defeating Democrat Ben Boothe with 73 percent of the vote. He was opposed by Libertarian Frank Brady in the general election in 2000, when he was re-elected with 88 percent of the vote.

In 2002, Barton was re-elected with 70 percent of the vote, defeating Fort Worth teacher Felix Alvarado. He was unopposed in the 2004 primary and defeated Democrat Morris Meyer in the general to win re-election with 66 percent of the vote.

In 2006, he faced Iraq veteran David Harris, winning by the narrowest margin since he was first elected in 1984. He had 61 percent of the vote compared to 31 percent for Harris.

He won re-election in 2008 against Democrat Ludwig Otto with 62 percent of the vote.

John Culberson was first elected to Congress in 2000 when he emerged from a large field in GOP primary and won the 7th District seat.

He faced no major party opposition in 2002, and was re-elected in 2004 with 64 percent of the vote. In 2006, he won with 59 percent of the vote.

Culberson was re-elected in 2008 with 56 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Michael Skelly and Libertarian Drew P. Parks.

Culberson was elected to the Texas House in 1986 and served for seven consecutive terms. During his last term, his colleagues selected him to be House Republican Whip, responsible for solidifying party support in the state legislature.

Kevin Brady was elected to the U.S. House in April 1996, defeating Republican Gene Fontenot in a special runoff to replace Republican Rep. Jack Fields, who was retiring.

Brady gave up a six-year state House seat to run for Congress and had to face Fontenot twice that year after the first results were tossed out by a federal court panel's ruling that some congressional districts were drawn improperly on the basis of race. The three judges made new boundaries for more than a dozen Texas districts and opened the general election to anyone of any party, reopening the door to Fontenot, who spent more than $3 million of his own money in his unsuccessful bids.

The race degenerated into a battle between who was more conservative. Brady had the backing of the mainstream GOP hierarchy such as then-U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm. Fontenot's support came from the likes of Pat Buchanan and Pat Robertson. Brady won with 59 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 1998 and 2000, both times without Democratic opposition. In 2002 he won with 93 percent of the vote and in 2004 he won with 69 percent of the vote. He won re-election with 67 percent of the vote in 2006. In 2008 he defeated Democrat Kent Hargett with 72 percent of the vote.

He served in the Texas House from 1991 to 1996.

Al Green was elected to the U.S. House in 2004 with 72 percent of the vote. In 2006, and again in 2008, he ran unopposed.

Before running for Congress, Green served as a justice of the peace for 26 years. He was first appointed to the position in September 1977 and won re-election every four years until he resigned in January 2004 to run for Congress.

(Last updated by Michael Graczyk on May 12, 2009.)

Michael McCaul was elected to the U.S. House in 2004, representing a district that stretches across eight counties from Houston to Austin, Texas. McCaul, who lives in Austin, defeated Houston mortgage banker Ben Streusand in a Republican runoff that year that became one of the most expensive congressional races in the country.

McCaul was re-elected in 2006 with 55 percent of the vote to Democrat Ted Ankrum's 40 percent. In 2008, he won 54 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Larry Joe Doherty and Libertarian Matt Finkel.

Before he was elected to Congress, McCaul was chief of terrorism and national security in the U.S. attorney's office in Texas. He served as a federal prosecutor and as deputy attorney general in Texas.

Mike Conaway was elected to the House in 2004. He won the election with 77 percent of the vote.

He was unopposed in 2006 and in 2008.

In 2003, Conaway ran in the special election for the 19th District congressional seat being vacated by GOP Rep. Larry Combest, who retired. Conaway was defeated in a close runoff by Republican Randy Neugebauer.

Kay Granger, a former mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, was elected to the U.S. House in 1996. She won with 58 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Hugh Parmer.

In 1998, she defeated Democrat Tom Hall for re-election with 62 percent of the vote. She was re-elected in 2000 with 63 percent of the vote.

In 2002, Granger was re-elected with 92 percent of the vote against token opposition. She won with 72 percent in 2004, and she was re-elected with 67 percent in 2006.

In 2008, she defeated Tracey Smith, a commercial real estate broker, with 67 percent of the vote.

Before being elected to Congress, Granger was elected mayor of Fort Worth in 1991 and won re-election in 1993 and 1995. She served on the Fort Worth City Council from 1989 to 1991.

Mac Thornberry was elected to the U.S. House in 1994, defeating incumbent Democratic Rep. Bill Sarpalius with 55 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 1996 with 67 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Samuel Silverman.

Thornberry was re-elected in 1998, defeating Democrat Mark Harmon with 68 percent of the vote. He won re-election in 2000, defeating Curtis Clinesmith with 68 percent of the vote.

In 2002, he was re-elected with 79 percent of the vote against Zane Reese. He won 92 percent in 2004 against a minor party candidate.

In 2006, Thornberry defeated Democrat Roger Waun of Wichita Falls with 74 percent of the vote. Thornberry defeated Waun again in 2008 with 78 percent of the vote.

Ron Paul was elected to the U.S. House in 1977, serving four terms until he left in 1984 to run for the Senate. He lost to Republican Phil Gramm, who won 73 percent of the vote. Paul had 16 percent.

In 1988, Paul ran for the White House as a Libertarian, topping the minor-party candidates with 431,499 votes but still finishing a distant third behind Republican George H.W. Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis.

He returned to the U.S. House in 1996 as a Republican, receiving 51 percent of the vote against Democrat Charles Morris. He was re-elected in 1998, defeating Democrat Loy Sneary with 55 percent of the vote. In 2000, he won re-election with 60 percent of the vote. He won 68 percent of the vote in 2002.

In 2004, Paul was unopposed despite a redrawing of his district a year earlier that made it more Democratic. In 2006, the former Libertarian standard-bearer defeated Democratic rancher Shane Sklar with 60 percent of the vote.

Paul made a second bid for the White House in the 2008 presidential election, declaring his candidacy for the Republican nomination in March 2007. In June 2008, Paul ended his campaign.

He was re-elected to his House seat in 2008 without major party opposition.

Ruben Hinojosa was elected to the U.S. House in 1996, receiving 62 percent of the vote against Republican Tom Haughey. Hinojosa was re-elected in 1998, defeating Haughey with 58 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 2000 with 88 percent of the vote. He was unopposed in 2002 and drew 58 percent of the vote in 2004.

In 2006, Hinojosa was elected with 61 percent of the vote over Republicans Eddie Zamora and Paul Haring. He defeated Zamora again in 2008 with 66 percent of the vote.

Hinojosa was elected to the Texas State Board of Education in 1974 and was re-elected four times.

(Last updated by Christopher Sherman on May 4, 2009.)

Silvestre Reyes was elected to the U.S. House in 1996, receiving 71 percent of the vote against Republican Rick Ledesma. He was re-elected in 1998 without major party opposition.

He was re-elected in 2000 with 68 percent of the vote. He won the Democratic primary in 2002 and faced no Republican opponent in the general election. He was re-elected in 2004 with 68 percent of the vote.

Reyes won a fifth term in 2006 with 79 percent of the vote against Libertarian Gordon Strickland. In 2008, he was re-elected with 82 percent of the vote, defeating Independent Ben Mendoza and Libertarian Mette Baker.

(Last updated by Alicia A. Caldwell on May 5, 2009.)

Chet Edwards was first elected to the U.S. House in 1990 with 54 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Hugh Shine. He was re-elected in 1992 with 67 percent of the vote, defeating Republican James Broyles.

He defeated Broyles again in 1994 with 59 percent of the vote. In 1996, he was re-elected with 57 percent of the vote against Republican Jay Mathis. Edwards was re-elected in 1998 without major party opposition.

He was re-elected in 2000 with 55 percent of the vote. In 2002, he won re-election with 52 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2004 with 51 percent of the vote in a narrow victory over Republican state Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth, and it was significant because Edwards was the only Democrat in competitive races re-elected in the wake of GOP-led congressional redistricting in Texas.

In 2006, Edwards was re-elected with 58 percent of the vote, defeating Iraq war veteran Van Taylor, a first-time candidate who had been picked by the national Republican leadership to run against him. Republicans were once again trying to win the district that includes President Bush's Crawford ranch.

Edwards was re-elected in 2008 with 53 percent of the vote, defeating Rob Curnock, a businessman and former television reporter who has been active in the Waco-area Republican party.

Edwards was elected to the state Senate in 1982 and was re-elected in 1986. He lost a bid for a U.S. House nomination in 1978.

(Last updated by Angela K. Brown on April 21, 2009.)

Sheila Jackson Lee first won election to the U.S. House in 1994. She defeated incumbent Rep. Craig Washington in the Democratic primary for the 18th District seat. She defeated Republican Jerry Burley in the general election with 72 percent of the vote.

She won re-election in 1996, defeating Republican Larry White with 77 percent of the vote. Two years later, Jackson Lee was re-elected without major party opposition. She was re-elected in 2000 with 77 percent of the vote.

She won re-election in 2002 with 77 percent of the vote. She faced no opposition in the 2004 primary and was re-elected with 89 percent of the vote over a minor-party candidate.

She defeated Republican Ahmad R. Hassan in the 2006 general election with 77 percent of the vote. In 2008, Jackson Lee was unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election, she won 77 percent of the vote, defeating Republican John Faulk and Libertarian Mike Taylor.

Jackson Lee is a former Houston city council member.

(Last updated by Monica Rhor on May 12, 2009.)

Randy Neugebauer was elected to the U.S. House in 2003, eking out a narrow victory over accountant Mike Conaway in a runoff election to fill the seat of retired Rep. Larry Combest. Neugebauer won by fewer than 600 votes out of 56,505 ballots cast.

In 2003, the Texas Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts to favor Republicans. As a result, Neugebauer faced 25-year Democratic veteran Charlie Stenholm in the 2004 general election. Neugebauer defeated Stenholm with 58 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 2006 with 68 percent of the vote against Robert Ricketts of Lubbock. In 2008, he won 72 percent of the vote, defeating two Lubbock residents, Democrat Dwight Fullingim and Libertarian Richard Peterson.

He served on the Lubbock City Council from 1992 to 1998.

Charlie Gonzalez was elected to the U.S. House in 1998, defeating Republican James Walker in the race to succeed Gonzalez's father, Henry, who retired after 37 years in Congress.

He was re-elected in 2000 with 88 percent of the vote. In 2002, he was re-elected without major opposition.

He was re-elected in 2004 with 66 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Roger Scott. His ex-wife, Becky Whetstone, attempted to run as an independent. The two were married in 1998 and divorced in 2002.

In 2006 he was re-elected with 87 percent of the vote. There was a Libertarian challenger, Michael Idrogo, but no Republican in the race. In 2008, he won 72 percent of the vote, defeating Idrogo again and beating Republican Robert Litoff.

He previously was elected as a county judge in 1984 and a district judge in 1988.

(Last updated by Michelle Roberts on April 23, 2009.)

Lamar Smith was elected to the U.S. House in 1986, winning the open seat vacated by Republican Tom Loeffler, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for governor of Texas. Smith won with 61 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 1988 without major party opposition and in 1990 he defeated Democrat Kirby Roberts with 75 percent of the vote. He won re-election in 1992 with 75 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat James Gaddy.

He faced no major party opposition in 1994 or 1998. In 1996, he was re-elected with 76 percent of the vote against Democrat Gordon Wharton. Smith won 76 percent of the vote in defeating Democrat Jim Green in 2000.

In 2002, he won re-election with 73 percent of the vote.

He was re-elected in 2004 with 62 percent of the vote and in 2006 with 60 percent of the vote. In 2008, he faced no major party challenger.

Before his election to Congress, Smith was elected to the Texas House in 1981 and to the Bexar County Commissioners Court in 1982. He was re-elected in 1984.

Pete Olson was elected to the U.S. House in 2008, defeating incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson in a race for the 22nd District seat once held by House Majority Tom DeLay, who retired amid state charges of money laundering and conspiracy.

After defeating Republican Shelley Sekula Gibbs in a primary runoff, Olson garnered 53 percent of the vote in the general election.

Ciro Rodriguez was elected to the U.S. House in 1997. Following the death of Democratic Rep. Frank Tejeda, Rodriguez ran for Tejeda's seat in the 28th District and defeated Juan Solis in a special runoff, 67 percent to 33 percent. He was elected to a full term in 1998, winning without major party opposition.

In 2000, he was re-elected with 89 percent of the vote. He won re-election in 2002 with 71 percent of the vote.

Rodriguez won his 2004 primary by 126 votes. But in a recount, his challenger Henry Cuellar was named the winner by a 203-vote lead. Rodriguez challenged the recount in a lawsuit, but lost.

Rodriguez challenged Cuellar in the 2006 Democratic primary but fell short with 48 percent of the vote. After the Supreme Court ruled that some of Texas' newly drawn congressional district lines violated the Voting Rights Act, Rodriguez ran in a special election in the 23rd District. He forced incumbent GOP Rep. Henry Bonilla into a runoff, then defeated him with 54 percent of the vote.

In 2008, he did not face a Democratic challenger for the party nomination. He was re-elected in the general election with 56 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Lyle Larson and Libertarian Lani Connolly.

Rodriguez served on the Harlandale School District's School Board from 1975 to 1987, and in the Texas House from 1986 to 1997.

(Last updated by Paul J. Weber on April 23, 2009.)

Kenny Marchant was elected to the U.S. House in 2004 with 64 percent of the vote and was re-elected in 2006 with 60 percent of the vote. He defeated Democrat Gary Page both times.

In 2008, he was re-elected with 56 percent of the vote against Democrat Thomas Love.

Marchant was a councilman and mayor of Carrollton in the 1980s. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1986 and served nine terms.

Lloyd Doggett was elected to the U.S. House in 1994 with 56 percent of the vote, defeating Republican A. Jo Baylor in a race for the 10th District seat. He was re-elected in 1996 with 56 percent of the vote against Republican Teresa Doggett (no relation). Doggett was re-elected in 1998 without major party opposition. In 2000, Doggett was re-elected with 85 percent of the vote.

In 2002, he won re-election with 84 percent of the vote.

In 2003, Republicans dramatically altered the boundaries of his district to make it overwhelmingly Republican in an attempt to oust Doggett. Instead he jumped to the predominantly Hispanic 25th District and beat former Laredo judge Leticia Hinojosa in the 2004 Democratic primary with 64 percent of the vote. He was re-elected with 68 percent of the vote in the general election.

In 2006, he was re-elected with 67 percent of the vote against Republican Grant Rostig, a chiropractor. He was re-elected in 2008 with 66 percent of the vote against Republican George L. Morovich.

Doggett served in the Texas Senate from 1973 to 1985. He lost a bid for the U.S. Senate in 1984 to Republican Sen. Phil Gramm.

He served on the state Supreme Court from 1989 to 1995.

(Last updated by Kelley Shannon on May 15, 2009.)

Michael Burgess was elected to the U.S. House in 2002, after defeating Scott Armey, son of retiring House Majority leader Dick Armey, in an April 2002 runoff for the Republican nomination. In the general election, Burgess won 75 percent of the vote.

Burgess was re-elected in 2004 with 66 percent of the vote and again in 2006 with 60 percent. In 2008, he defeated Democrat Ken Leach with 60 percent of the vote.

Solomon Ortiz was first elected to the U.S. House in 1982, with 64 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Jason Luby, a former mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. He was re-elected in 1984, with 64 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Richard Moore, a college professor.

Ortiz had no Republican opposition in 1986, 1988 or 1990. He defeated Republican Jay Kimbrough in 1992 with 57 percent of the vote. He defeated Republican Erol Stone in 1994 with 59 percent. In 1996, he was re-elected with 65 percent of the vote against Republican Joe Gardner. Ortiz was re-elected in 1998, defeating Stone with 63 percent of the vote.

Ortiz was re-elected in 2000 with 63 percent of the vote. He won re-election in 2002 with 61 percent of the vote and in 2004 with 63 percent of the vote. In 2006, Ortiz defeated Republican William Vaden and Libertarian Robert Powell with 57 percent of the vote. He defeated Vaden again in 2008 with 58 percent of the vote.

Before being elected to Congress, Ortiz served as a constable, commissioner and sheriff of Nueces County.

(Last updated by Christopher Sherman on May 4, 2009.)

Henry Cuellar was elected to the U.S. House in 2004 with 59 percent of the vote.

He won the Democratic nomination in 2006 with 53 percent of the vote and was re-elected with 68 percent of the vote.

In 2008, he faced no Democratic opposition for the nomination. He was re-elected with 60 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Jim Fish and Libertarian Ross Leone.

Cuellar was first elected to the Texas House of Representative in 1986, and he was re-elected to seven more two-year terms, in many cases without significant opposition. He was appointed Texas Secretary of State in January 2001 by Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican.

(Last updated by Paul J. Weber on April 23, 2009.)

Gene Green first was elected to the U.S. House in 1992, defeating Ben Reyes, in the primary and two runoffs. He won the general election with 66 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Clark Ervin.

He defeated Republican Harold Eide in 1994 with 73 percent of the vote. Green won again in 1996 defeating Republican Jack Rodriguez with 68 percent of the vote. In 1998, Green was re-elected without major party opposition.

He was re-elected in 2000 with 73 percent of the vote. In 2002, he was re-elected with 95 percent of the vote. He had no major party opposition in 2004 and was re-elected with 94 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2006 with 74 percent of the vote.

In 2008, he garnered 75 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Eric Story.

Green served in the Texas House from 1972 to 1984 and in the Texas Senate from 1985 to 1992.

(Last updated by Juan Lozano on May 21, 2009.)

Eddie Bernice Johnson first was elected to the U.S. House in 1992 with 74 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Lucy Cain.

She defeated Cain again in 1994 with 73 percent.

Johnson won re-election in 1996, defeating Republican John Hendry with 55 percent of the vote. In 1998, Johnson was re-elected, defeating Republican Carrie Kelleher with 70 percent of the vote. She won re-election in 2000 with 92 percent of the vote and in 2002 with 74 percent of the vote.

Johnson faced no major party opposition in 2004 and defeated Republican Wilson Aurbach with 80 percent of the vote in 2006. In 2008, she was re-elected with 82 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Fred Wood.

Johnson was the first black woman from Dallas County elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, serving until 1977. In 1974, Johnson became the first woman in state history to chair a major House committee when she won the House Labor Committee chairmanship.

Active in Democratic Party politics, Johnson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1976 and 1984, and vice chairwoman of the Texas Democratic Party from 1976 to 1977.

Johnson resigned from the state Legislature in 1977 when appointed to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, then resumed her political career in 1986 when elected to the Texas Senate.

(Last updated by Schuyler Dixon on April 22, 2009.)

John Carter was elected to Congress in 2002 with 69 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat David Bagley. He was re-elected in 2004 with 65 percent of the vote. In 2006, he defeated Democrat Mary Beth Harrell with 58 percent of the vote.

In 2008, he was re-elected with 60 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Brian Ruiz.

Carter was appointed judge of the 277th District Court of Williamson County in 1981. A year later, he was elected district judge, the first county-wide elected Republican in Williamson County history. He was re-elected four times.

Pete Sessions was elected to the U.S. House in 1996, defeating Democrat John Pouland with 47 percent of the vote. It was his second bid for the seat: Sessions was the 1994 Republican nominee for 5th U.S. House District, but he lost by 2,400 votes to incumbent Democratic Rep. John Bryant. It was the closest race in Texas that year and the 10th closest in the country.

Sessions was re-elected in a stiff battle in 1998, defeating Democrat Victor Morales with 56 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2000 with 54 percent of the vote.

In 2002, he ran in the 32nd district and won with 68 percent of the vote over Pauline Dixon. He was re-elected in 2004 with 54 percent of the vote, defeating 13-term incumbent Martin Frost, the Democrat.

In 2006, Sessions took 56 percent of the vote to beat Will Pryor. He defeated Eric Roberson with 57 percent of the vote in 2008.