1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives

	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%

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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.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, but he ended up serving the entire remainder of his term. His son Charlie ran for the open seat.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1998
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Ciro Rodriguez won in a runoff. He ran for re-election.

Texas's 28th congressional district, 1998
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
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
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.
^ "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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