1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 2000 All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 3, 1998 Democratic Party (United States) 17 17 1,531,234 44.23% 0.6% Republican Party (United States) 13 13 1,786,731 51.61% 1.3% 1998 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 #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #a00000 80–90% #800000 90>% 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.1990 Census Apportionment Results https://www.census.gov/data/tables/1990/dec/1990-apportionment-data.html 2022-06-14 Census.gov 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. Texas was one of six states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 1998, the other states being Florida, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Overview 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas1998 General Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist72_state.htm 2022-06-14 elections.sos.state.tx.usPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats 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 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Max Sandlin (incumbent) 80,788 59.41Republican Party (United States) Dennis Boerner 55,191 40.59135,979 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Jim Turner (incumbent) 81,556 58.43Republican Party (United States) Brian Babin 56,891 40.76Libertarian Party (United States) Wendell Drye 1,142 0.82139,589 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election. Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Sam Johnson (incumbent) 106,690 91.21Libertarian Party (United States) Ken Ashby 10,288 8.79116,978 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Ralph M. Hall (incumbent) 82,989 57.60Republican Party (United States) Jim Lohmeyer 58,954 40.92Libertarian Party (United States) Jim Simon 2,137 1.48144,080 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election. Texas's 5th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Pete Sessions (incumbent) 61,714 55.77Democratic Party (United States) Victor Morales 48,073 43.44Libertarian Party (United States) Michael Needleman 880 0.80110,667 100Republican Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Joe Barton (incumbent) 112,957 72.93Democratic Party (United States) Ben Boothe 40,112 25.90Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Bandlow 1,817 1.17154,886 100Republican Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 111,010 93.33Libertarian Party (United States) Drew Parks 7,889 6.63Write-in John Skone-Palmer 47 0.04118,946 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Kevin Brady (incumbent) 123,372 92.80Libertarian Party (United States) Don Richards 9,576 7.20132,948 100Republican Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Nick Lampson (incumbent) 86,055 63.67Republican Party (United States) Tom Cottar 49,107 36.33135,162 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) 116,127 85.21Libertarian Party (United States) Vincent May 20,155 14.79136,282 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election. Texas's 11th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Chet Edwards (incumbent) 71,142 82.43Libertarian Party (United States) Vince Hanke 15,161 17.5786,303 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election. Texas's 12th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Kay Granger (incumbent) 66,740 61.94Democratic Party (United States) Tom Hall 39,084 36.28Libertarian Party (United States) Paul Barthel 1,917 1.78107,741 100Republican Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election. Texas's 13th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Mac Thornberry (incumbent) 81,141 67.92Democratic Party (United States) Mark Harmon 37,027 30.99Libertarian Party (United States) Georganne Baker Payne 1,298 1.09119,466 100Republican Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election. Texas's 14th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul (incumbent) 84,459 55.25Democratic Party (United States) Loy Sneary 68,014 44.49Write-in Cynthia Newman 390 0.26152,863 100Republican Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election. Texas's 15th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Ruben Hinojosa (incumbent) 47,957 58.36Republican Party (United States) Tom Haughey 34,221 41.6482,178 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election. Texas's 16th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Silvestre Reyes (incumbent) 67,486 87.91Libertarian Party (United States) Stu Nance 5,329 6.94Independent (United States) Lorenzo Morales 3,952 5.1576,767 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 75,367 53.57Republican Party (United States) Rudy Izzard 63,700 45.28Libertarian Party (United States) Gordon Mobley 1,618 1.15140,685 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent) 82,091 89.95Libertarian Party (United States) James Galvan 9,176 10.0591,267 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Larry Combest (incumbent) 108,266 83.65Democratic Party (United States) Sidney Blankenship 21,162 16.35129,428 100Republican Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent 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,Washingtonpost.com: Rep. Gonzalez to Retire at Year's End https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/txhouse090597.htm 2022-06-21 www.washingtonpost.comLongtime Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez plans retirement https://apnews.com/article/53b744d17fe40a1a68fd2b62727c58d8 2022-06-21 AP NEWS en but he ended up serving the entire remainder of his term.GONZÁLEZ, Henry B. US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/G/GONZ%C3%81LEZ%2C-Henry-B--%28G000272%29/ 2022-06-21 history.house.gov en May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504004120/https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/G/GONZ%C3%81LEZ,-Henry-B--(G000272)/ dead His son Charlie ran for the open seat.January 2001 0 Jan Jarboe Russell 2001-01-01 Henry B. Gonzalez https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/henry-b-gonzalez/ 2022-06-21 Texas Monthly en Texas's 20th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Gonzalez 50,356 63.17Republican Party (United States) James Walker 28,347 35.56Libertarian Party (United States) Alex DePena 1,010 1.2779,713 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election. Texas's 21st congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Lamar Smith (incumbent) 165,047 91.38Libertarian Party (United States) Jeffrey Charles Blunt 15,561 8.62180,608 100Republican Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Tom DeLay (incumbent) 87,840 65.20Democratic Party (United States) Hill Kemp 45,386 33.69Libertarian Party (United States) Steve Grupe 1,494 1.11134,720 100Republican Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Henry Bonilla (incumbent) 73,177 63.79Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Urbina Jones 40,281 35.11Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Stallknecht 1,262 1.10114,720 100Republican Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. Texas's 24th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost (incumbent) 56,321 57.48Republican Party (United States) Shawn Terry 40,105 40.93Independent (United States) George Arias 830 0.85Libertarian Party (United States) David Stover 736 0.7597,992 100Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Texas's 25th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election. Texas's 25th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Ken Bentsen (incumbent) 58,591 57.86Republican Party (United States) John Sanchez 41,848 41.32Libertarian Party (United States) Eric Atkisson 830 0.82101,269 100Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Texas's 26th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. Texas's 26th congressional district, 1998Republican Party (United States) Dick Armey (incumbent) 120,332 88.15Libertarian Party (United States) Joe Turner 16,182 11.85136,514 100Republican Party (United States) District 27 Texas's 27th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election. Texas's 27th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 61,638 63.28Republican Party (United States) Erol Stone 34,284 35.20Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Pretz 1,476 1.5297,398 100Democratic Party (United States) District 28 Texas's 28th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda died on January 30, 1997, from pneumonia while being treated for a brain tumor.Hispanic Americans in Congress -- Tejeda https://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/tejeda.html 2022-06-14 www.loc.gov This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Ciro Rodriguez won in a runoff.April 1997 Special Runoff Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist64_state.htm 2022-06-14 elections.sos.state.tx.us He ran for re-election. Texas's 28th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Ciro Rodriguez (incumbent) 71,849 90.54Libertarian Party (United States) Edward Elmer 7,504 9.4679,353 100Democratic Party (United States) District 29 Texas's 29th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election. Texas's 29th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Gene Green (incumbent) 44,179 92.75Independent (United States) Lea Sherman 2,013 4.23Libertarian Party (United States) James Chudleigh 1,439 3.0247,631 100Democratic Party (United States) District 30 Texas's 30th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election. Texas's 30th congressional district, 1998Democratic Party (United States) Eddie Bernice Johnson (incumbent) 57,603 72.23Republican Party (United States) Carrie Kelleher 21,338 26.76Libertarian Party (United States) Barbara Robinson 811 1.0279,752 100Democratic Party (United States) References Texas 1998 United States House of Representatives