CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Gene Green (D) | 84,665 | 73% |
| Joe Vu (R) | 29,606 | 26% |
| Ray E. Dittmar (LIBERT) | 1,204 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 14, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Gene Green | 9,673 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Joe Vu | 3,960 | 52% |
| Allen H. Goforth | 3,685 | 48% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
TEXAS 29
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Southeast - Parts of Houston; Pasadena
Located on the eastern side of Houston's downtown, the 29th is a
blue-collar, working-class district near refineries and factories that
employ many union members. Beginning near Interstate 45, south of downtown,
the district wraps around the city's core until it reaches
I-45 north of the downtown area. It includes sections of Pasadena,
Galena Park and Jacinto City.
Originally created as a Hispanic-majority district, the 29th has since
been pared down so that Hispanics make up less than half of the population.
Plenty of traditionally Hispanic neighborhoods remain, however, along with a
strip of suburbia north of Houston. Although turnout is usually low, the
29th's voters fall solidly in the Democratic column, usually giving
Democrats a 20-percent margin in elections.
The 29th includes some of the Houston Ship Channel, a major shipping
route that has seen increased business since the approval of the NAFTA
and GATT trade agreements. The district also takes in the city's airport and
part of its port, and many residents work at refineries and factories in the
area. The 29th rivals the neighboring 18th in terms of its poverty, having
the second-lowest percentage of college-educated residents in the state.
Major Industry
Chemicals, energy, construction
Population
568,250 (1990)
Cities
Houston, 304,509 (pt.); Pasadena, 38,983 (pt.); Cloverleaf, 18,230
(unincorporated) (1990)
People
99% urban; 7% age 65+ (ranks 26 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally);
55% married couples, 33% married couples with children; 9% college educated
(ranks 29 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally); 45% white collar (ranks
30 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally), 39% blue collar (ranks first of
30 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Race
58% white, 15% black, 2% Asian; 45% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$23,808 (ranks 18 of 30 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
The Port of Houston is the eighth-busiest in the nation; More than 40
percent of the district's residents speak a language other than English.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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