Oh, I would have thought that Ratliff's district had been at least half-Gore. Maybe this district is changing at a rapid rate in its economic and political orientation.
http://www.texasgop.org/ I went to this site to look for the votes in 2002 - the last time he ran. He got 102,510 and the dim got 47,902.
What I had not noticed before was the photo essay of the dims in NM!!!