United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1998
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The 1998 House elections in Texas occurred on November 3, 1998, to elect the members of the State of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census.
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1998, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1998[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,786,731 | 51.61% | 13 | 13 | - | |
| Democratic | 1,531,234 | 44.23% | 17 | 17 | - | |
| Libertarian | 136,688 | 3.95% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Independent | 7,232 | 0.21% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Valid votes | - | -% | ||||
| Invalid or blank votes | - | -% | ||||
| Totals | 3,461,885 | 100.00% | 30 | 30 | — | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
Results
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
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| Texas 1 | Max Sandlin | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Max Sandlin (D) 59.4% Dennis Boerner (R) 40.6% |
| Texas 2 | Jim Turner | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Jim Turner (D) 58.4% Brian Babin (R) 40.8% Wendell Drye (L) 0.8% |
| Texas 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Sam Johnson (R) 91.2% Ken Ashby (L) 8.8% |
| Texas 4 | Ralph Hall | Democratic | 1980 | Re-elected | Ralph Hall (D) 57.6% Jim Lohmeyer (R) 40.9% Jim Simon (L) 1.5% |
| Texas 5 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Pete Sessions (R) 55.8% Victor Morales (D) 43.4% Michael Needleman (L) 0.8% |
| Texas 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Joe Barton (R) 72.9% Ben Boothe (D) 25.9% Richard A. Bandlow (L) 1.2% |
| Texas 7 | Bill Archer | Republican | 1970 | Re-elected | Bill Archer (R) 93.3% Drew Parks (L) 6.6% |
| Texas 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kevin Brady (R) 92.8% Don Richards (L) 7.2% |
| Texas 9 | Nick Lampson | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Nick Lampson (D) 63.7% Tom Cottar (R) 36.3% |
| Texas 10 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Lloyd Doggett (D) 85.2% Vincent J. May (L) 14.8% |
| Texas 11 | Chet Edwards | Democratic | 1990 | Re-elected | Chet Edwards (D) 82.4% Vince Hanke (L) 17.6% |
| Texas 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kay Granger (R) 61.9% Tom Hall (D) 36.3% Paul Barthel (L) 1.8% |
| Texas 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Mac Thornberry (R) 67.9% Mark Harmon (D) 31% Georganne Baker Payne (L) 1.1% |
| Texas 14 | Ron Paul | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Ron Paul (R) 55.3% Loy Sneary (D) 44.5% |
| Texas 15 | Ruben Hinojosa | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Ruben Hinojosa (D) 58.4% Tom Haughey (R) 41.6% |
| Texas 16 | Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Silvestre Reyes (D) 87.9% Stu Nance (L) 6.9% Lorenzo Morales (I) 5.1% |
| Texas 17 | Charles Stenholm | Democratic | 1978 | Re-elected | Charles Stenholm (D) 53.6% Rudy Izzard (R) 45.3% Gordon Mobley (L) 1.1% |
| Texas 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 89.9% James Galvan (L) 10.1% |
| Texas 19 | Larry Combest | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Larry Combest (R) 83.6% Sidney Blankenship (D) 16.4% |
| Texas 20 | Henry Gonzalez | Democratic | 1961 | Retired Democratic hold |
Charlie Gonzalez (D) 63.2% James Walker (R) 35.6% Alejandro (Alex) DePeña (L) 1.3% |
| Texas 21 | Lamar S. Smith | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Lamar S. Smith (R) 91.4% Jeffrey Charles Blunt (L) 8.6% |
| Texas 22 | Tom DeLay | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Tom DeLay (R) 66% Hill Kemp (D) 34% |
| Texas 23 | Henry Bonilla | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Henry Bonilla (R) 64% Charlie Jones (D) 36% |
| Texas 24 | Martin Frost | Democratic | 1978 | Re-elected | Martin Frost (D) 58% Shawn Terry (R) 34.2% |
| Texas 25 | Ken Bentsen | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Ken Bentsen (D) 58% John Sanchez (R) 42% |
| Texas 26 | Dick Armey | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Dick Armey (R) 88.1% Joe Turner (L) 11.9% |
| Texas 27 | Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Solomon Ortiz (D) 64% Erol Stone (R) 36% |
| Texas 28 | Ciro Rodriguez | Democratic | 1997 | Re-elected | Ciro Rodriguez (D) 90.5% Edward Elmer (L) 9.5% |
| Texas 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Gene Green (D) 92.8% Lea Sherman (I) 4.2% James P. Chudleigh (L) 3% |
| Texas 30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 70% Carrie Kelleher (R) 30% |
References
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