2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 25th District
U.S. House · Texas
Ken Bentsen (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Sudan (R) by 21.6 points.
Ken BentsenDemocrat · winner
60.1%106,112
Phil SudanRepublican
38.5%68,010
Clifford Lee MessinaLibertarian
1.4%2,400
176,522 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.
Ken BentsenPhil Sudan
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$3.3M
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
$40.8K
Cash on hand
$69.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000