2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 3rd District
U.S. House · Texas
Sam Johnson (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Billy Wayne Zachary (D) by 45.9 points.
Sam JohnsonRepublican · winner
71.6%187,486
Billy Wayne ZacharyDemocrat
25.7%67,233
Lance FloresLibertarian
2.7%7,178
261,897 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.
Billy Wayne ZacharySam Johnson
$6.8K
Raised by the campaign
$942.5K
$6.7K
Spent by the campaign
$892.3K
$73
Cash on hand
$359.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Jan 31, 2001; FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000