1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1998 All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 5, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) 19 18 17 1 2,206,346 44.82% 2.7% Republican Party (United States) 11 12 13 1 2,604,389 52.91% 2.8% 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas results map.svg Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #a00000 80–90% The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 5, 1996, 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. Texas underwent mid-decade redistricting as a result of the Supreme Court case Bush v. Vera. The court had ruled that districts such as District 18 and District 30 were racially gerrymandered.Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/517/952/ 2022-05-19 Justia Law en A prior district court decision had voided the results of the primary elections in 13 districts, which the Supreme Court upheld. These districts instead conducted special elections concurrent with the general elections.History https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/history 2022-05-19 redistricting.capitol.texas.govRamos Mary G. 1997 Texas Almanac, 1998-1999 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162515/m1/384/ 2022-06-17 The Portal to Texas History 385 English These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1996, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. Texas Democrats maintained their majority in Texas' congressional delegation, albeit reduced by two seats from 1994. These elections produced an unusually high level of turnover due to the retirements of several representatives. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 19961996 General Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist56_state.htm 2022-05-19 elections.sos.state.tx.us1996 November Special Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist57_state.htm 2022-05-19 elections.sos.state.tx.us1996 Special Runoff Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist58_state.htm 2022-05-19 elections.sos.state.tx.usPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Republican 2,604,389 52.91% 11 13 +2 Democratic 2,206,346 44.82% 19 17 -2 Independent 43,570 0.89% 0 0 - Libertarian 30,019 0.61% 0 0 -Natural Law29,9930.61%00 -Constitution7,8870.02%00 - Totals 4,922,204 100.00% 30 30 — District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Chapman opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Max Sandlin 102,697 51.56Republican Party (United States) Ed Merritt 93,105 46.75Natural Law Party Margaret Palms 3,368 1.69199,170 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Jim Turner 102,908 52.25Republican Party (United States) Brian Babin 89,838 45.61Independent (United States) Henry McCullough 2,390 1.21Libertarian Party (United States) David Constant 1,240 0.63Natural Law Party Gary Hardy 595 0.30196,971 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election. The 3rd district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Sam Johnson (incumbent) 142,325 72.98Democratic Party (United States) Lee Cole 47,654 24.43Libertarian Party (United States) John Davis 5,045 2.59Write-in Others 2 0.00195,026 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 1996 Texas's 4th congressional district election Texas presidential no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 4 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 4 1998 x150px Ralph Hall, 1993.jpg Ralph Hall Democratic Party (United States) 132,126 63.8% 3x4.svg Jerry Ray Hall Republican Party (United States) 71,065 34.3% 1996 TX-04 Election Results.svg 250px County results R. Hall: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% J. Hall: #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Representative Ralph Hall Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Hall Democratic Party (United States) Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Ralph M. Hall 132,126 63.77Republican Party (United States) Jerry Ray Hall 71,065 34.30Libertarian Party (United States) Steven Rothacker 3,172 1.53Natural Law Party Enos Denham 814 0.39207,177 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant retired to run for U.S. Senator.June 1996 0 Mimi Swartz 1996-06-01 Truckin’ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/truckin/ 2022-06-21 Texas Monthly en The 5th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 5th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Pete Sessions 80,196 53.07Democratic Party (United States) John Pouland 70,922 46.93Write-in Jesus Christ 1 0.00151,119 100.00Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election. The 6th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Joe Barton (incumbent) 160,800 77.12Independent (United States) Skeet Richardson 26,713 12.81Libertarian Party (United States) Catherine Anderson 14,456 6.93Constitution Party (United States) Doug Williams 6,547 3.14208,516 100Republican Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. The 7th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 152,024 81.37Democratic Party (United States) Al J.K. Siegmund 28,187 15.09Independent (United States) Gene Hsiao 3,896 2.09Independent (United States) Randy Sims 2,724 1.46186,831 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 1996 Texas's 8th congressional district election Texas presidential no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 8 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 8 1998 x150px First round Runoff Kevin Brady, official Congressional photo portrait.jpg Kevin Brady Republican Party (United States) 80,32541.5% 30,36659.1% Gene Fontenot Republican Party (United States) 75,39938.9% 21,00440.9% CJ Newman Democratic Party (United States) 26,24613.6% Eliminated Robert Musemeche Democratic Party (United States) 11,6896.0% Eliminated U.S. Representative Jack Fields Republican Party (United States) Kevin Brady Republican Party (United States) 240px First round county results 240px Runoff county results 2 Brady: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Fontenot: #ffb580 40–50% Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Jack Fields opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Texas Rep. Jack Fields to retire https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/12/11/Texas-Rep-Jack-Fields-to-retire/9690818658000/ 2022-06-21 UPI en The 8th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Kevin Brady 80,325 41.48Republican Party (United States) Gene Fontenot 75,399 38.93Democratic Party (United States) CJ Newman 26,246 13.55Democratic Party (United States) Robert Musemeche 11,689 6.04193,659 100 No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff was held on December 10. Texas's 8th congressional district runoff, 1996Republican Party (United States) Kevin Brady 30,366 59.11Republican Party (United States) Gene Fontenot 21,004 40.8951,370 100Republican Party (United States) District 9 1996 Texas's 9th congressional district election Texas presidential no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 9 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 9 1998 x150px First round Runoff Nick Lampson, Official 110th Congress portrait (cropped).jpg Nick Lampson Democratic Party (United States) 83,78244.1% 59,22552.8% Steve Stockman Steve stockman cong-bio-image.jpg Republican Party (United States) 88,17146.4% 52,87047.2% Geraldine Sam Democratic Party (United States) 17,8879.4% Eliminated U.S. Representative Steve Stockman Republican Party (United States) Nick Lampson Democratic Party (United States) 200px First round county results 200px Runoff county results 2 Lampson: #7996E2 50–60% Stockman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #d75d5d 60–70% Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Steve Stockman ran for re-election. The 9th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Steve Stockman (incumbent) 88,171 46.44Democratic Party (United States) Nick Lampson 83,782 44.13Democratic Party (United States) Geraldine Sam 17,887 9.42189,840 100 No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff was held on December 10. Stockman lost reelection by 5.66% to Democratic challenger Nick Lampson. Texas's 9th congressional district runoff, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Nick Lampson 59,225 52.83Republican Party (United States) Steve Stockman (incumbent) 52,870 47.17112,095 100.00Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election. He won against Republican candidate Teresa Doggett, to whom he has no relation. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) 132,066 56.20Republican Party (United States) Teresa Doggett 97,204 41.36Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Johnson 3,950 1.68Natural Law Party Steve Klayman 1,771 0.75234,991 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election. Texas's 11th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Chet Edwards (incumbent) 99,990 56.83Republican Party (United States) Jay Mathis 74,549 42.37Natural Law Party Ken Hardin 1,396 0.79175,935 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 1996 Texas's 12th congressional district election Texas presidential no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 12 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 12 1998 x150px Kay Granger, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Kay Granger Republican Party (United States) 98,349 57.8% 3x4.svg Hugh Parmer Democratic Party (United States) 69,859 41.0% 1996 Texas-12 House Election Results.svg 200px County results Granger: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Representative Pete Geren Democratic Party (United States) Kay Granger Republican Party (United States) Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Pete Geren opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Senate Names Pete Geren 20th Secretary of the Army https://www.army.mil/article/4042/senate_names_pete_geren_20th_secretary_of_the_army 2022-06-21 www.army.mil en Texas's 12th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Kay Granger 98,349 57.78Democratic Party (United States) Hugh Parmer 69,859 41.04Natural Law Party Heather Proffer 1,996 1.17170,204 100.00Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election. Texas's 13th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Mac Thornberry (incumbent) 116,098 66.87Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Brown Silverman 56,066 32.29Natural Law Party Don Harkey 1,463 0.84173,627 100Republican Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Greg Laughlin switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party on June 26, 1995.Cooper Kenneth J. 1995-06-27 TEXAN BECOMES SECOND HOUSE DEMOCRAT IN '95 TO SWITCH TO REPUBLICANS en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/06/27/texan-becomes-second-house-democrat-in-95-to-switch-to-republicans/ddef4179-595f-4de6-8298-45899bfeb083/ 2022-06-14 0190-8286 He was defeated in the Republican Primary by former U.S. Representative Ron Paul.1996 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist54_state.htm 2022-06-14 elections.sos.state.tx.us Texas's 14th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul 99,961 51.08Democratic Party (United States) Lefty Morris 93,200 47.62Natural Law Party Ed Fasanella 2,538 1.30195,699 100Republican Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza opted to retire rather than run for re-election.DE LA GARZA, Eligio (Kika), II US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/D/DE-LA-GARZA,-Eligio-(Kika),-II-(D000203)/ 2022-06-21 history.house.gov en Texas's 15th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Ruben Hinojosa 86,347 62.30Republican Party (United States) Tom Haughey 50,914 36.74Natural Law Party Rob Wofford 1,333 0.96138,594 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Ap 1995-11-05 Texas Democrat Retiring en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/05/us/texas-democrat-retiring.html 2022-06-21 0362-4331 Texas's 16th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Silvestre Reyes 90,260 70.63Republican Party (United States) Rick Ledesma 35,271 27.60Natural Law Party Carl Proffer 2,253 1.76127,784 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 1996 Texas's 17th congressional district election Texas presidential no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 17 1998 x150px CharlesStenholm.jpg Charles Stenholm Democratic Party (United States) 99,678 51.7% 3x4.svg Rudy Izzard Republican Party (United States) 91,429 47.4% 1996 Texas' 17th District Election Results.svg 250px County resultsStenholm: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Izzard: #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Representative Charles Stenholm Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm Democratic Party (United States) Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm 99,678 51.65Republican Party (United States) Rudy Izzard 91,429 47.37Natural Law Party Richard Caro 1,887 0.98192,994 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election. The 18th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) 106,111 77.07Republican Party (United States) Larry White 13,956 10.14Republican Party (United States) Jerry Burley 7,877 5.72Republican Party (United States) George Young 5,332 3.87Democratic Party (United States) Mike Lamson 4,412 3.20137,688 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Larry Combest (incumbent) 156,910 80.37Democratic Party (United States) John Sawyer 38,316 19.63195,226 100Republican Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 88,190 63.72Republican Party (United States) James Walker 47,616 34.40Libertarian Party (United States) Alex De Pena 2,156 1.56Natural Law Party Lyndon Felps 447 0.32138,409 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election. Texas's 21st congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Lamar Smith (incumbent) 205,830 76.43Democratic Party (United States) Gordon Wharton 60,338 22.40Natural Law Party Randy Rutenbeck 3,139 1.17269,307 100Republican Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election. The 22nd district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Tom DeLay (incumbent) 126,056 68.11Democratic Party (United States) Scott Douglas Cunningham 59,030 31.89185,086 100Republican Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Henry Bonilla (incumbent) 101,332 61.85Democratic Party (United States) Charles Jones 59,596 36.37Natural Law Party Linda Caswell 2,911 1.78163,839 100Republican Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. The 24th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 24th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost 77,847 55.75Write-in Martin Frost 8 0.01Total Martin Frost (incumbent) 77,855 55.76Republican Party (United States) Ed Harrison 54,551 39.07Democratic Party (United States) Marion Jacob 4,656 3.33Independent (United States) Dale Mouton 2,574 1.84Write-in Fred Hank 1 0.00139,637 100Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Texas's 25th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election. The 25th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 25th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Ken Bentsen (incumbent) 43,701 34.04Republican Party (United States) Dolly Madison McKenna 21,898 17.06Democratic Party (United States) Beverley Clark 21,699 16.90Republican Party (United States) Brent Perry 16,737 13.04Republican Party (United States) John Devine 9,070 7.06Republican Party (United States) John Sanchez 8,984 7.00Republican Party (United States) Ken Mathis 3,649 2.84Republican Party (United States) RC Meinke 997 0.78Republican Party (United States) Lloyd Oliver 827 0.64Republican Party (United States) Dotty Quinn Collins 561 0.44Socialist Workers Party (United States) Jerry Freiwirth 270 0.21128,393 100 No candidate received a majority of the vote, so a runoff was held on December 10. Texas's 25th congressional district runoff, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Ken Bentsen (incumbent) 29,396 57.32Republican Party (United States) Dolly Madison McKenna 21,892 42.6851,288 100Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Texas's 26th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. The 26th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 26th congressional district, 1996Republican Party (United States) Dick Armey (incumbent) 163,708 73.63Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Frankel 58,623 26.37Write-in Others 11 0.00222,342 100Republican Party (United States) District 27 Texas's 27th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election. Texas's 27th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 97,350 64.64Republican Party (United States) Joe Gardner 50,964 33.84Natural Law Party Kevin Richardson 2,286 1.52150,600 100Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Texas's 28th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda ran for re-election. Texas's 28th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Frank Tejeda (incumbent) 110,148 75.37Republican Party (United States) Mark Cude 34,191 23.40Natural Law Party Clifford Finley 1,796 1.23150,600 100Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Texas's 29th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election. The 29th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 29th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Gene Green (incumbent) 61,751 67.51Republican Party (United States) Jack Rodriguez 28,381 31.03Constitution Party (United States) Jack Klinger 1,340 1.4691,472 100Democratic Party (United States) District 30 Texas's 30th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election. The 30th district was among thirteen districts holding a special election on November 5, the same day as the general election. The race pitted all certified candidates against one another in each district, regardless of party. Texas's 30th congressional district, 1996Democratic Party (United States) Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent) 61,723 54.59Republican Party (United States) John Hendry 20,665* 18.28Democratic Party (United States) James Sweatt 9,909 8.76Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Crenshaw 7,765 6.87Republican Party (United States) Lisa Kitterman 7,761 6.86Independent (United States) Lisa Hembry 3,501 3.10Independent (United States) Ada Granado 1,278 1.13Independent (United States) Stevan Hammond 468 0.41Write-in Eddie Bernice Johnson (misspelled) 2 0.00113,072 100 *Includes one write-in vote References Texas 1996 Category:1996 Texas elections