Political Highlights: Texas House, 1979-85; U.S. House of Representatives, 1985-2006 Born: April 8, 1947; Laredo, Texas Residence: Sugar Land Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Christine DeLay; one child Education: Baylor U., attended 1965-67; U. of Houston, B.S. 1970
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R)
Votes
125,225
%
65.3%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R)
Votes
76,459
%
71.8%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Wayne Walker (D)
Votes
125,733 58,471
%
67.0% 31.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R)
Votes
93,425
%
71.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Richard Konrad (D)
Votes
150,221 67,812
%
68.9% 31.1%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Scott Cunningham (D) Greg Pepper (I)
Votes
120,302 38,826 4,016
%
73.7% 23.8% 2.5%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Scott Cunningham (D)
Votes
126,056 59,030
%
68.1% 31.9%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Hill Kemp (D) Steve Grupe (LIBERT)
Votes
87,840 45,386 1,494
%
65.2% 33.7% 1.1%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Jo Ann Matranga (D) Bob Schneider (REF) Kent Probst (LIBERT)
Votes
154,662 92,645 5,577 3,383
%
60.4% 36.2% 2.2% 1.3%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Tim Riley (D) Gerald LaFleur (LIBERT) Joel West (GREEN)
Votes
100,499 55,716 1,612 1,257
%
63.2% 35.0% 1.0% 0.8%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Tom DeLay (R) Richard Morrison (D) Michael Fjetland (I) Tom Morrison (LIBERT)
