1985 Texas's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 1985 Texas's 1st congressional district special election Texas presidential no 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 1 1984 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 1 1986 August 3, 1985 125px Jim Champan Democratic Party (United States) 52,665 50.9% 125px Ed Hargett Republican Party (United States) 50,741 49.1% U.S. Representative Sam B. Hall Democratic Party (United States) Jim Chapman Democratic Party (United States) The 1985 United States House of Representatives special election in Texas's 1st congressional district was held on June 29, 1985, to select the successor to Sam B. Hall (D) who was appointed as a U.S. District Judge by President Ronald Reagan.Sam B. Hall, Jr. https://www.baylor.edu/library/index.php?id=974752 2022-06-22 University Libraries Baylor University en-US Since no candidate received an outright majority during the first round, a special runoff was held on August 3, 1985.Our Campaigns - TX District 1 - Special Election Primary Race - Jun 29, 1985 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=375629 2022-06-22 www.ourcampaigns.com Republicans saw this special election as a prime opportunity to demonstrate the political realignment of East Texas, as the district had supported Republicans Ronald Reagan and Phil Gramm in 1984.Taylor Paul 1985-08-04 Democrat Narrowly Wins Texas House Election en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/08/04/democrat-narrowly-wins-texas-house-election/a442071f-f868-4304-8bf2-39e071670fdd/ 2022-06-22 0190-8286 Gramm had arranged Hall's appointment to the judiciary in an attempt to see a Republican elected from the area.King Wayne 1985-08-02 U.S. COURT SAYS TEXAS ERRED BUT DOESN'T DELAY ELECTION en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/us/us-court-says-texas-erred-but-doesn-t-delay-election.html 2022-07-20 0362-4331Texas's 1st congressional district special primary Republican Party (United States) Edd Hargett 29,720 42.02% Democratic Party (United States) Jim Chapman 21,382 30.23% Democratic Party (United States) Sam W. Russell 13,090 18.51% Democratic Party (United States) Jim McWilliams 3,410 4.82% Democratic Party (United States) Billy W. Flanagan 2,270 3.21% Democratic Party (United States) Carl Brown 416 0.59% Democratic Party (United States) Warren G. Harding 305 0.43% Independent (United States) Freddie John Wieder 130 0.18% 70,723 100% Runoff During the runoff campaign, Assistant U.S. Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds sued the state of Texas, saying the election had to be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice under preclearance established by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Governor Mark White complied with a judicial ruling and submitted the request, and the runoff was not postponed.Kurtz Howard August 2, 1985 Texas to Obey Election Edict The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/08/02/texas-to-obey-election-edict/f451b41f-e4d6-4db3-8ead-45eff19bac39/ July 19, 2022 Reynolds denied having any political motivations in his actions. Despite the district's shift towards the Republicans, Democrat Jim Chapman narrowly won the runoff, keeping the seat in Democratic hands.Our Campaigns - TX District 1 - Special Election Runoff Race - Aug 03, 1985 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174731 2022-06-22 www.ourcampaigns.comTexas's 1st congressional district special runoff Democratic Party (United States) Jim Chapman 52,665 50.93% Republican Party (United States) Edd Hargett 50,741 49.07% 103,406 100% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Texas 1985 01 Texas 1985 01 1985 01 Texas 01 United States House of Representatives 01 United States House of Representatives 1985 01