Texas's 8th congressional district
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Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that stretches from the northern part of Harris County and much of Montgomery County to the Louisiana border. It includes much of the outlying areas of metro Houston and Beaumont. As of the 2000 census, District 8 represents 651,619 people. The current Representative from District 8 is Kevin Brady and has been since 1997.
[edit] Representatives from Texas District 8
Note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 8th District.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence |
| James Francis Moore | 1883 | 1887 | Democrat | Gonzales |
| Littleton W. Moore | 1887 | 1893 | Democrat | La Grange |
| Charles K. Bell | 1893 | 1897 | Republican | Fort Worth |
| Samuel W.T. Lanham | 1897 | 1903 | Democrat | Weatherford |
| Thomas Henry Ball | 1903 | 1903 | Democrat | Huntsville |
| John M. Pinckney | 1903 | 1905* | Democrat | Hempstead |
| John M. Moore | 1905 | 1913 | Democrat | Richmond |
| Joe H. Eagle | 1913 | 1921 | Democrat | Houston |
| Daniel E. Garrett | 1921 | 1932* | Democrat | Houston |
| Joe H. Eagle | 1933 | 1937 | Democrat | Houston |
| Albert Thomas | 1937 | 1966* | Democrat | Houston |
| Lera Millard Thomas | 1966 | 1967 | Democrat | Houston |
| Bob Eckhardt | 1967 | 1981 | Democrat | Houston |
| Jack Fields | 1981 | 1997 | Republican | Humble |
| Kevin Brady | 1997 | currently serving | Republican | Unincorporated Montgomery County (The Woodlands) |
* Died in office.
[edit] Election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 8 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kevin Brady | 179,599 | 68.9 | -24.2 | |
| Democratic | James Wright | 77,324 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Hansen | 3,705 | 1.4 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 102,275 | 39.2 | |||
| Turnout | 260,628 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -26.9 | |||
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