1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1986 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1990 All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 8, 1988 Democratic Party (United States) 17 19 2 2,735,940 58.6% 1.6% Republican Party (United States) 10 8 2 1,834,135 39.3% 2.7% 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas results map.svg Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90>% Republican #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #a00000 80–90% #800000 90>% The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 8, 1988, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.Historical Apportionment Data (1910–2020) https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/apportionment-data-text.html 2022-06-17 Census.gov EN-US These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1988, the United States House elections in other states, the presidential election, and various state and local elections. Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, flipping two seats from the Republicans, increasing their majority to nineteen out of twenty seven seats.Kingston Mike 1989 Texas Almanac, 1990–1991 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162512/m1/361/ 2022-06-21 The Portal to Texas History 359 English Overview 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texashttps://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections88.pdf Federal Elections 88 Federal Election Commission 1989 Washington, D.C. 67–69PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–Democratic2,735,94058.59%1719 +2Republican1,834,13539.28%108 -2Libertarian98,6022.11%00 -Independent1,0130.02%00 -Totals4,669,690100.00%2727- Congressional districts District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Jim Chapman (incumbent) 122,566 62.24Republican Party (United States) Horace McQueen 74,357 37.76196,923 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 145,614 87.67Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Nelson 20,475 12.33166,089 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Steve Bartlett ran for re-election. Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Steve Bartlett (incumbent) 227,882 81.82Democratic Party (United States) Blake Cowden 50,627 18.18278,509 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Hall (incumbent) 139,379 66.41Republican Party (United States) Randy Sutton 67,379 32.09Libertarian Party (United States) Melanie Dunn 3,152 1.50209,868 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election. Texas's 5th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) John Wiley Bryant (incumbent) 95,376 60.73Republican Party (United States) Lon Williams 59,877 38.13Libertarian Party (United States) Ken Ashby 1,786 1.14157,039 100Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Joe Barton (incumbent) 164,692 67.64Democratic Party (United States) Pat Kendrick 78,786 32.36243,478 100Republican Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 185,203 79.14Democratic Party (United States) Dianne Richards 48,824 20.86234,027 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Jack Fields (incumbent) 90,503 100.0090,503 100Republican Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Jack Brooks (incumbent) 137,270 100.00137,270 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 232,213 93.45Libertarian Party (United States) Vincent May 16,281 6.55248,494 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election. Texas's 11th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Leath (incumbent) 134,207 95.36Libertarian Party (United States) Frederick King 6,533 4.64140,740 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democratic Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jim Wright ran for re-election. Texas's 12th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Jim Wright (incumbent) 135,459 99.27Write-in Jim Ryan 767 0.56Write-in Gary Johnson 230 0.17136,456 100Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Beau Boulter retired to run for U.S. Senator.Boulter, Gilbreath In Texas GOP Senate Runoff https://apnews.com/article/047087a963929c93d2f254cc2519077e 2022-06-21 AP NEWS en Texas's 13th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Bill Sarpalius 98,345 52.46Republican Party (United States) Larry Milner 89,105 47.54187,450 100.00Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Mac Sweeney ran for re-election. Texas's 14th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Greg Laughlin 111,395 53.24Republican Party (United States) Mac Sweeney (incumbent) 96,042 45.91Libertarian Party (United States) Don Kelley 1,779 0.85209,216 100.00Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election. Texas's 15th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 93,672 93.86Libertarian Party (United States) Gloria Joyce Hendrix 6,133 6.1499,805 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 16th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent) 104,504 100.00104,504 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 149,064 100.00149,064 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Leland (incumbent) 94,408 92.88Libertarian Party (United States) J. Alejandro Snead 7,235 7.12101,643 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Larry Combest (incumbent) 113,068 67.71Democratic Party (United States) Gerald McCathern 53,932 32.29167,000 100Republican Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 94,527 70.70Republican Party (United States) Lee Trevino 36,801 27.53Libertarian Party (United States) Theresa Doyle 2,368 1.77133,696 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election. Texas's 21st congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Lamar Smith (incumbent) 203,989 93.24Libertarian Party (United States) James Robinson 14,801 6.76218,790 100Republican Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Tom DeLay (incumbent) 125,733 67.42Democratic Party (United States) Wayne Walker 58,471 31.35Libertarian Party (United States) George Harper 2,276 1.22Write-in L.A. Sims 4 0.00186,484 100Republican Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Albert Bustamante (incumbent) 116,423 64.53Republican Party (United States) Jerome Gonzales 60,559 33.56Libertarian Party (United States) Tony Garza 3,448 1.91180,430 100Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. Texas's 24th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost (incumbent) 135,794 92.61Libertarian Party (United States) Leo Sadovy 10,841 7.39146,635 100Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Texas's 25th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election. Texas's 25th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Michael A. Andrews (incumbent) 113,499 71.37Republican Party (United States) George Loeffler 44,043 27.69Libertarian Party (United States) Kevin Southwick 1,494 0.94159,036 100Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Texas's 26th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. Texas's 26th congressional district, 1988Republican Party (United States) Dick Armey (incumbent) 194,944 69.27Democratic Party (United States) Jo Ann Reyes 86,490 30.73Write-in Dee Turner 12 0.00281,446 100Republican Party (United States) District 27 Texas's 27th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 27th congressional district, 1988Democratic Party (United States) Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 105,085 100.00105,085 100Democratic Party (United States) References 1988 Texas United States House of Representatives