CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Lloyd Doggett (D) | 203,628 | 85% |
| Michael Davis (LIBERT) | 37,203 | 15% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 14, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Lloyd Doggett | 31,638 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Charles Moritz | 19,889 | 59% |
| Jerry J. Mikus Jr. | 11,002 | 33% |
| Ronnie "Reeferseed" Gjemre | 2,759 | 8% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
TEXAS 10
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Central - Austin
The once expansive rural district that Lyndon B. Johnson represented in
the House (1937-49) has been shrinking in size and growing in population
ever since he left. Today, the 10th is limited to Austin and surrounding
Travis County, where the population explosion has brought new inhabitants,
many drawn to the area's burgeoning high-tech computer industry.
Austin is largely considered a Democratic island in the vast Republican
sea of the Lone Star State. A kind of Seattle for the South, Austin has been
attracting young music-lovers and computer programmers in search of a hip,
youthful place in a warm climate. The U. of Texas at Austin adds to the
city's liberal political bent. Travis County was one of the few large
counties in Texas to hand Bill Clinton a solid majority in 1996.
A troubled oil industry in the mid-1980s did not permanently wound the
10th's economy, which was buoyed by its university and state government
employers. In the '90s, the area became a hub for high-tech startup firms,
and its technology sector - which employs about 14 percent of the city's
population - has been growing rapidly. In 1998, Fortune magazine proclaimed
Austin the nation's No. 1 business city. In 1999, the city planned to open a
new municipal airport on the site of the former Bergstrom Air Force Base.
Major Industry
Software development, high-tech, service, state government
Population
566,357 (1990)
Cities
Austin 541,278 (1996 est.)
People
92% urban; 7% age 65+ (ranks 25 of 30 in state; bottom third
nationally); 45% married couples, 23% married couples with children; 35%
college educated (ranks fourth of 30 in state; top third nationally); 70%
white collar (ranks fifth of 30 in state; top third nationally), 16% blue
collar (ranks 28 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
73% white, 11% black, 3% Asian; 21% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$27,280 (ranks 11 of 30 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
The city's country music scene gets national exposure on the weekly public
television show "Austin City Limits"; South by Southwest, a huge pop and
rock music festival in Austin, is held each spring; Austin is home to North
America's largest urban colony of Mexican free-tailed bats.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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