2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 29th District
U.S. House · Texas
Gene Green (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Joe Vu (R) by 47.7 points.
Gene GreenDemocrat · winner
73.3%84,665
Joe VuRepublican
25.6%29,606
Ray DittmarLibertarian
1.0%1,204
115,475 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.
Gene GreenJoe Vu
$649.4K
Raised by the campaign
$69K
$627K
Spent by the campaign
$50.9K
$232.9K
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Nov 27, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000