2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 21st District
U.S. House · Texas
Lamar Smith (R) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Green (D) by 53.7 points.
Lamar SmithRepublican · winner
75.9%251,049
Jim GreenDemocrat
22.2%73,326
C. W. "jinx" SteinbrecherLibertarian
2.0%6,503
330,878 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.
No DemocratLamar Smith
—
Raised by the campaign
$536.6K
—
Spent by the campaign
$543.8K
—
Cash on hand
$475.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000