U.S. House, Texas District 19

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Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Safe Republican

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate

Robert Ricketts

Occupation
Professor

Education
MBA, Accounting, North Texas State University/University of North Texas; BS, Accounting, North Texas State University/University of North Texas; PhD, Accounting, North Texas State University/University of North Texas

Born
Peoria, IL, USA

Residence
Lubbock, TX

Religion
Baptist (Northern)

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Republican Candidate

Randy Neugebauer (Incumbent)

Occupation
Land Developer

Education
BA, Accounting, Texas Tech University

Elected
2003

Born
December 24, 1949, St. Louis, MO, United States

Residence
Lubbock, TX

Religion
Southern Baptist

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Texas District 19

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 651,619
Male: 49.3%
Female: 50.7%
Median Age: 32.9
18 Years and Over: 72.9%
65 Years and Over: 13.0%
Employed: 57.0%
Median Household Income: $31,575
Families Below Poverty Level: 13.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 18.7%
(of those over 25)

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Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.