Nick Lampson, U.S. Representative

Nick Lampson

U.S. Representative
Born
February 14, 1945
Current age
81
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1996–2012
5-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lampson796,921
Opponents772,704
8
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2012, Nick Lampson ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 3. Lampson's biggest single-election total was 140,160 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Texas's District 22. Lampson's closest win came in the 1996 U.S. House election in Texas's District 9, decided by 6,355 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 14, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 22, or every U.S. House race in Texas's District 2.

How many votes has Nick Lampson received?

Nick Lampson has received 796,921 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–3.

Election history

Nick Lampson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2012U.S. HouseTexasLost109,69744.62%Randy K. Weber Sr.
Zach Grady

Rhett Rosenquest Smith
2008U.S. HouseTexasLost140,16045.36%Pete Olson
John Wieder
2006U.S. HouseTexasWon76,77551.79%Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Bob Smither
2004U.S. HouseTexasLost108,15642.91%Ted Poe
Sandra Leigh Saulsbury
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon86,71058.6%Paul Williams (head-to-head)
Dean L. Tucker
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon130,14359.21%Paul Williams (head-to-head)
F. Charles Knipp
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon86,05563.67%Tom Cottar
1996U.S. HouseTexas · RunoffWon59,22552.83%Steve Stockman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000043) and Wikidata (Q551506). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Nick Lampson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/nick-lampson. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.