2004Final results
2004 election for Texas's 28th District
U.S. House · Texas
Henry Cuellar (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating James "jim" F. Hopson (R) by 20.4 points.
Henry CuellarDemocrat · winner
59.0%106,323
James "jim" F. HopsonRepublican
38.6%69,538
Ken AshbyLibertarian
2.4%4,305
180,166 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.
Henry CuellarJames "jim" F. Hopson
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$44K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$43.6K
-$4.3K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004