Texas

Congressional Races:
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Senatorial Race

REDISTRICTING: Though three districts (18, 29 and 30) were found to be unconstitutional, 10 others (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 22, 24, 25 and 26) also had to be redrawn, affecting voters mostly in the Houston and Dallas
areas. The candidate profiles on the following pages for these districts are shaded.

Population (1994): 18,378,000 (up 8.2% from 1990), 7.1% of U.S.

Voting-age population: 13,166,000; 1994 turnout, 33%

Median age: 30.8 years

Median household
income: $30,755 ($1,509 below U.S. median)

Unemployment: 6.0% (0.4% above U.S. average, March 1996)

Last presidential election:

Clinton (D): 37%

Bush (R): 41%

Perot (I): 22%

Congressional delegation: 19 Democrats, 13 Republicans

As a result of a June Supreme Court decision, nearly half of Texas' districts will have new primaries on Nov. 5 and runoff elections--if no candidate receives a majority--in December. Thus the outcome of the battle for control of the U.S. House could have to wait a month, while Texans finish their wild political hoedown. [an error occurred while processing this directive]

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