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The 1998 United States House of Representatives 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.[1]
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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.
| 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | |
| Totals | 3,461,885 | 100.00% | 30 | 30 | — | |
Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Max Sandlin (incumbent) | 80,788 | 59.41 | |
| Republican | Dennis Boerner | 55,191 | 40.59 | |
| Total votes | 135,979 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Turner (incumbent) | 81,556 | 58.43 | |
| Republican | Brian Babin | 56,891 | 40.76 | |
| Libertarian | Wendell Drye | 1,142 | 0.82 | |
| Total votes | 139,589 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Johnson (incumbent) | 106,690 | 91.21 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 10,288 | 8.79 | |
| Total votes | 116,978 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph M. Hall (incumbent) | 82,989 | 57.60 | |
| Republican | Jim Lohmeyer | 58,954 | 40.92 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Simon | 2,137 | 1.48 | |
| Total votes | 144,080 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Sessions (incumbent) | 61,714 | 55.77 | |
| Democratic | Victor Morales | 48,073 | 43.44 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Needleman | 880 | 0.80 | |
| Total votes | 110,667 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Barton (incumbent) | 112,957 | 72.93 | |
| Democratic | Ben Boothe | 40,112 | 25.90 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Bandlow | 1,817 | 1.17 | |
| Total votes | 154,886 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Archer (incumbent) | 111,010 | 93.33 | |
| Libertarian | Drew Parks | 7,889 | 6.63 | |
| Write-in | John Skone-Palmer | 47 | 0.04 | |
| Total votes | 118,946 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Brady (incumbent) | 123,372 | 92.80 | |
| Libertarian | Don Richards | 9,576 | 7.20 | |
| Total votes | 132,948 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nick Lampson (incumbent) | 86,055 | 63.67 | |
| Republican | Tom Cottar | 49,107 | 36.33 | |
| Total votes | 135,162 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 116,127 | 85.21 | |
| Libertarian | Vincent May | 20,155 | 14.79 | |
| Total votes | 136,282 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chet Edwards (incumbent) | 71,142 | 82.43 | |
| Libertarian | Vince Hanke | 15,161 | 17.57 | |
| Total votes | 86,303 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Granger (incumbent) | 66,740 | 61.94 | |
| Democratic | Tom Hall | 39,084 | 36.28 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Barthel | 1,917 | 1.78 | |
| Total votes | 107,741 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mac Thornberry (incumbent) | 81,141 | 67.92 | |
| Democratic | Mark Harmon | 37,027 | 30.99 | |
| Libertarian | Georganne Baker Payne | 1,298 | 1.09 | |
| Total votes | 119,466 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Paul (incumbent) | 84,459 | 55.25 | |
| Democratic | Loy Sneary | 68,014 | 44.49 | |
| Write-in | Cynthia Newman | 390 | 0.26 | |
| Total votes | 152,863 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ruben Hinojosa (incumbent) | 47,957 | 58.36 | |
| Republican | Tom Haughey | 34,221 | 41.64 | |
| Total votes | 82,178 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Silvestre Reyes (incumbent) | 67,486 | 87.91 | |
| Libertarian | Stu Nance | 5,329 | 6.94 | |
| Independent | Lorenzo Morales | 3,952 | 5.15 | |
| Total votes | 76,767 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Stenholm (incumbent) | 75,367 | 53.57 | |
| Republican | Rudy Izzard | 63,700 | 45.28 | |
| Libertarian | Gordon Mobley | 1,618 | 1.15 | |
| Total votes | 140,685 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) | 82,091 | 89.95 | |
| Libertarian | James Galvan | 9,176 | 10.05 | |
| Total votes | 91,267 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Combest (incumbent) | 108,266 | 83.65 | |
| Democratic | Sidney Blankenship | 21,162 | 16.35 | |
| Total votes | 129,428 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González opted to retire rather than run for re-election. He initially planned to retire prior to the end of his term, which would have led to the calling of a special election,[3][4] but he ended up serving the entire remainder of his term.[5] His son Charlie ran for the open seat.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charlie Gonzalez | 50,356 | 63.17 | |
| Republican | James Walker | 28,347 | 35.56 | |
| Libertarian | Alex DePena | 1,010 | 1.27 | |
| Total votes | 79,713 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 165,047 | 91.38 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Charles Blunt | 15,561 | 8.62 | |
| Total votes | 180,608 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom DeLay (incumbent) | 87,840 | 65.20 | |
| Democratic | Hill Kemp | 45,386 | 33.69 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Grupe | 1,494 | 1.11 | |
| Total votes | 134,720 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Bonilla (incumbent) | 73,177 | 63.79 | |
| Democratic | Charlie Urbina Jones | 40,281 | 35.11 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Stallknecht | 1,262 | 1.10 | |
| Total votes | 114,720 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Frost (incumbent) | 56,321 | 57.48 | |
| Republican | Shawn Terry | 40,105 | 40.93 | |
| Independent | George Arias | 830 | 0.85 | |
| Libertarian | David Stover | 736 | 0.75 | |
| Total votes | 97,992 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Bentsen (incumbent) | 58,591 | 57.86 | |
| Republican | John Sanchez | 41,848 | 41.32 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Atkisson | 830 | 0.82 | |
| Total votes | 101,269 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Armey (incumbent) | 120,332 | 88.15 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Turner | 16,182 | 11.85 | |
| Total votes | 136,514 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) | 61,638 | 63.28 | |
| Republican | Erol Stone | 34,284 | 35.20 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Pretz | 1,476 | 1.52 | |
| Total votes | 97,398 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda died on January 30, 1997, from pneumonia while being treated for a brain tumor.[7] This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Ciro Rodriguez won in a runoff.[8] He ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ciro Rodriguez (incumbent) | 71,849 | 90.54 | |
| Libertarian | Edward Elmer | 7,504 | 9.46 | |
| Total votes | 79,353 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Green (incumbent) | 44,179 | 92.75 | |
| Independent | Lea Sherman | 2,013 | 4.23 | |
| Libertarian | James Chudleigh | 1,439 | 3.02 | |
| Total votes | 47,631 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent) | 57,603 | 72.23 | |
| Republican | Carrie Kelleher | 21,338 | 26.76 | |
| Libertarian | Barbara Robinson | 811 | 1.02 | |
| Total votes | 79,752 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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