2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 11th District
U.S. House · Texas
Chet Edwards (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ramsey Farley (R) by 10.5 points.
Chet EdwardsDemocrat · winner
54.8%105,782
Ramsey FarleyRepublican
44.3%85,546
Mark A. SwanstromLibertarian
0.8%1,590
192,918 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.
Chet EdwardsRamsey Farley
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$563.1K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$558.7K
$20.7K
Cash on hand
$2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000