2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Texas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Texas
Ted Poe (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Lampson (D) by 12.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ted PoeRepublican · winner
55.5%139,951
Nicholas LampsonDemocrat
42.9%108,156
Sandra Leigh SaulsburyLibertarian
1.6%3,931
252,038 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.
Nicholas LampsonTed Poe
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$4.4K
Cash on hand
$25.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004