2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 1st District
U.S. House · Texas
Max Sandlin (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Noble Willingham (R) by 12.4 points.
Max SandlinDemocrat · winner
55.8%118,157
Noble WillinghamRepublican
43.4%91,912
Ray CarrLibertarian
0.8%1,779
211,848 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Max SandlinNoble Willingham
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$251.9K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$248K
$72.4K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000