U.S. House, Texas District 22 (Open) | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Texas District 22 (Open)

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Leans Democratic

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

March 7, 2006

Republican Primary Results
Tom DeLay 62%
Tom Campbell 30%
Mike Fjetland 5%
Pat Baig 3%

Democratic Primary Results
Nick Lampson (unopposed)

Democratic Candidate

Nick Lampson

Occupation
Teacher

Public Service
Jefferson County Voter Registrar, Tax Assessor; Congress

Education
B.S., M.A., Lamar University

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$3,285,481	$1,578,397	$1,711,468

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Republican Candidate

Shelley Sekula Gibbs (Write-in Candidate)

Occupation
Physician, Businesswoman, Professor

Public Service
Houston City Council

Education
B.S., Our Lady of the Lake University; M.D., University of Texas Galveston

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$687,013	$283,919	$403,093

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Texas District 22

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 651,619
Male: 49.8%
Female: 50.2%
Median Age: 33.7
18 Years and Over: 70.9%
65 Years and Over: 7.4%
Employed: 65.8%
Median Household Income: $57,932
Families Below Poverty Level: 5.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 32.4%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 64%
Kerry (D) 36%
2004 House Election:
DeLay (R) 55%
Morrison (D) 41%
Other 4%

State Political Profile

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