2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Texas's 1st District
U.S. House · Texas
Louie Gohmert (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Max Sandlin (D) by 23.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Louie GohmertRepublican · winner
61.5%157,068
Max SandlinDemocrat
37.7%96,281
Dean L. TuckerLibertarian
0.8%2,158
255,507 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 2004
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.
Max SandlinLouie Gohmert
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$15.7K
Cash on hand
$41.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004