1998 House elections in Texas
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Last election | 17 | 13 | Seats won | 17 | 13 | Seat change | | | Popular vote | 1,531,234 | 1,786,731 | Percentage | 44.2% | 51.6% | Swing | 0.6% | 1.3% | |
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90>% | Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90>% | |
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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]
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
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 | — |
Congressional districts
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election.
Texas's 1st congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 2
Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election.
Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 3
Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.
Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 4
Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
Texas's 4th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 5
Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election.
Texas's 5th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 6
Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.
Texas's 6th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 7
Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
Texas's 7th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 8
Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.
Texas's 8th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election.
Texas's 9th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 10
Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.
Texas's 10th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 11
Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
Texas's 11th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 12
Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.
Texas's 12th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 13
Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.
Texas's 13th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 14
Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.
Texas's 14th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 15
Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.
Texas's 15th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 16
Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.
Texas's 16th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
Texas's 17th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 18
Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.
Texas's 18th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 19
Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
Texas's 19th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 20
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]
Texas's 20th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 21
Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
Texas's 21st congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 22
Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 23
Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.
Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 24
Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
Texas's 24th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 25
Incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election.
Texas's 25th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 26
Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.
Texas's 26th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 27
Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
Texas's 27th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 28
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.
Texas's 28th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 29
Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.
Texas's 29th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
District 30
Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.
Texas's 30th congressional district, 1998[2] 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 |
References
- ^ "1990 Census Apportionment Results". Census.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "1998 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Washingtonpost.com: Rep. Gonzalez to Retire at Year's End". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Longtime Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez plans retirement". AP NEWS. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "GONZÁLEZ, Henry B. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ January 2001 0, Jan Jarboe Russell (January 1, 2001). "Henry B. Gonzalez". Texas Monthly. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hispanic Americans in Congress -- Tejeda". www.loc.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "April 1997 Special Runoff Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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