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In the process, the 4th district was pushed slightly to the north, picking up Texarkana from the 1st district. Ralph Hall, the one-time dean of the Texas congressional delegation, represented the district from 1981 to 2015. Originally a Democrat, he became a Republican in 2004.
Ralph Moody Hall (May 3, 1923 – March 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Texas's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980 , and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology from 2011 to 2013.
Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held state legislature and signed into law by the Republican governor. [1] This has resulted in Texas’ maps being a partisan gerrymander, with few competitive districts. [2] [3]
The map was ultimately successful for Republicans, as they won five Democratic-held seats, while a sixth Democrat, Ralph Hall, switched parties, giving Republicans a majority in Texas's congressional delegation for the first time since Reconstruction, and helping the party maintain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Texas's congressional districts since 2023. At-large: 1873–1875, 1913–1919, 1933–1935, 1953–1959, 1963 ... National Atlas Printable District Maps;
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a new congressional district map into law. Some congressional candidates planned to run in one district, but ended up living in another. State ...
Texas's 4th congressional district, 1984 [5] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Ralph Hall (incumbent) 120,749 : 57.96 : Republican: Thomas Blow 87,553 42.02 Write-in: Others 39 0.02 Total votes 208,341 : 100 : Democratic hold
Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1980 [4] Party Candidate ... Ralph M. Hall: 102,787 : 52.26 ...