2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 13th District
U.S. House · Texas
Mac Thornberry (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Curtis Clinesmith (D) by 36.5 points.
Mac ThornberryRepublican · winner
67.6%117,995
Curtis ClinesmithDemocrat
31.1%54,343
Brad ClardyLibertarian
1.2%2,137
174,475 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.
Curtis ClinesmithMac Thornberry
$313.5K
Raised by the campaign
$714.1K
$306.8K
Spent by the campaign
$741K
$9.3K
Cash on hand
$152.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000