District: Texas - 1st District Political Highlights: Smith County District Court judge, 1993-2002; Texas Court of Appeals chief justice, 2002-03 Born: August 18, 1953; Pittsburg, Texas Residence: Tyler Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Kathy Gohmert; three children Education: Texas A&M U., B.A. 1975; Baylor U., J.D. 1977 Elected: 2004 Committee Assignments: Judiciary (Constitution & Civil Justice; Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security & Investigations - Vice Chairman); Natural Resources (Energy & Mineral Resources; Oversight and Investigations) Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 63rd ranked House Republican Twitter: 84,491 followers State Clout: Texas is 3rd on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Louie Gohmert (R) Max Sandlin (D) Dean Tucker (LIBERT)
Votes
157,068 96,281 2,158
%
61.5% 37.7% 0.9%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Louie Gohmert (R) Roger Owen (D) Donald Perkison (LIBERT)
Votes
104,099 46,303 2,668
%
68.0% 30.2% 1.7%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Louie Gohmert (R) Roger Owen (I)
Votes
189,012 26,814
%
87.6% 12.4%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Louie Gohmert (R) Charles Parkes (LIBERT)
Votes
129,398 14,811
%
89.7% 10.3%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Louie Gohmert (R) Shirley McKellar (D) Clark Patterson (LIBERT)
