2000Final results
2000 election for Texas's 9th District
U.S. House · Texas
Nicholas Lampson (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Williams (R) by 19.6 points.
Nicholas LampsonDemocrat · winner
59.2%130,143
Paul WilliamsRepublican
39.7%87,165
F. Charles KnippLibertarian
1.1%2,508
219,816 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.
Nicholas LampsonPaul Williams
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$136.4K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$139.1K
$727
Cash on hand
-$2.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Nov 27, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000