1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1984 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1988 All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 4, 1986 Democratic Party (United States) 17 17 1,716,978 57.0% 0.6% Republican Party (United States) 10 10 1,263,413 42.0% 0.3% 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas results map.svg Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #002b84 90>% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #a00000 80–90% #800000 90>% The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 4, 1986, 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 1986, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, but Republicans retained the four seats they gained in 1984 under the coattails of Ronald Reagan's re-election.Texas State Historical Association Brown Sue Ellen 1987 Texas Almanac, 1988-1989 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113819/m1/496/ 2022-06-22 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News 493 English Overview 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texashttps://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections86.pdf Federal Elections 86 Federal Election Commission 1987 Washington, D.C. 88–91PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–Democratic1,716,97857.03%1717 -Republican1,263,41341.97%1010 -Libertarian13,0050.43%00 -Independent17,0100.57%00 -Totals3,010,406100.00%2727- Congressional districts District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.Sam B. Hall, Jr. https://www.baylor.edu/library/index.php?id=974752 2022-06-22 University Libraries Baylor University en-US This prompted a special election to be held. 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. 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 0362-4331 In the end, however, Democrat Jim Chapman narrowly won the election in a runoff.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 0190-8286Our Campaigns - TX District 1 - Special Election Runoff Race - Aug 03, 1985 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174731 2022-06-22 www.ourcampaigns.com He ran for re-election unopposed.Texas's 1st congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Jim Chapman (incumbent) 84,445 100.0084,445 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 78,529 56.76Republican Party (United States) Julian Gordon 55,986 40.47Independent (United States) Sam Paradice 3,838 2.77138,353 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Steve Bartlett ran for re-election. Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Steve Bartlett (incumbent) 143,381 94.09Independent (United States) Brent Barnes 6,268 4.11Libertarian Party (United States) Don Goush 2,736 1.80152,385 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Hall (incumbent) 97,540 71.66Republican Party (United States) Thomas Blow 38,578 28.34136,118 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election. Texas's 5th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) John Wiley Bryant (incumbent) 57,410 58.52Republican Party (United States) Tom Carter 39,945 40.72Libertarian Party (United States) Bob Brewer 749 0.7698,104 100Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Joe Barton (incumbent) 86,190 55.80Democratic Party (United States) Pete Geren 68,270 44.20154,460 100Republican Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 129,673 87.38Democratic Party (United States) Harry Kniffen 17,635 11.88Libertarian Party (United States) Roger Plail 1,087 0.73148,395 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Jack Fields (incumbent) 66,280 68.40Democratic Party (United States) Blaine Mann 30,617 31.60Write-in Wesley Moshay 6 0.0196,903 100Republican Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Jack Brooks (incumbent) 73,285 61.52Republican Party (United States) Lisa Duperier 45,834 38.48119,119 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 135,863 72.32Republican Party (United States) Carole Keeton Rylander 52,000 27.68187,863 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 11th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Leath (incumbent) 84,201 100.0084,201 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election. He was subsequently elected Speaker of the House.Texas State Historical Association Brown Sue Ellen 1987 Texas Almanac, 1988-1989 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113819/m1/515/ 2022-06-22 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News 512 English1987 House of Representatives–Tuesday, January 6, 1987 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1987-pt1/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1987-pt1-1-1.pdf February 14, 2019 Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 100th Congress, 1st Session Volume 133–Part 1 U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 2–3 Texas's 12th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Jim Wright (incumbent) 84,831 68.72Republican Party (United States) Don McNeil 38,620 31.28123,451 100Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Beau Boulter ran for re-election. Texas's 13th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Beau Boulter (incumbent) 84,980 64.93Democratic Party (United States) Doug Steal 45,907 35.07130,887 100Republican Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Mac Sweeney ran for re-election. Texas's 14th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Mac Sweeney (incumbent) 74,471 52.33Democratic Party (United States) Greg Laughlin 67,852 47.67142,323 100Republican Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 15th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 70,777 100.0070,777 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election. Texas's 16th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent) 50,590 65.69Republican Party (United States) Roy Gillia 26,421 34.3177,011 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 97,791 100.0097,791 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Leland (incumbent) 63,335 90.20Independent (United States) Joanne Kuniansky 6,884 9.8070,219 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Larry Combest (incumbent) 68,695 61.99Democratic Party (United States) Gerald McCathern 42,129 38.01110,824 100Republican Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 55,363 100.0055,363 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom Loeffler retired to run for governor.Reinhold Robert 1986-05-05 TEXAS PRIMARY SETS STAGE FOR REMATCH FOR GOVERNOR en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/05/us/texas-primary-sets-stage-for-rematch-for-governor.html 2022-06-22 0362-4331 Texas's 21st congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Lamar Smith 100,346 60.61Democratic Party (United States) Pete Snelson 63,779 38.52Libertarian Party (United States) Jim Robinson 1,432 0.86Write-in Others 10 0.01165,567 100Republican Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Tom DeLay (incumbent) 76,459 71.77Democratic Party (United States) Susan Director 30,079 28.23106,538 100Republican Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Albert Bustamante (incumbent) 68,131 90.68Libertarian Party (United States) Ken Hendrix 7,001 9.3275,132 100Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. Texas's 24th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost (incumbent) 69,368 67.22Republican Party (United States) Bob Burk 33,819 32.77Write-in Others 4 0.00103,191 100Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Texas's 25th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 25th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Michael A. Andrews (incumbent) 67,435 100.0067,435 100Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Texas's 26th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election. Former representative Tom Vandergriff had considered running to regain the seat he had previously held from 1983 to 1985, but he ultimately declined.Dunham Richard January 1, 1985 Defeated congressman ponder political future Dallas Times Herald Texas's 26th congressional district, 1986Republican Party (United States) Dick Armey (incumbent) 101,735 68.10Democratic Party (United States) George Richardson 47,651 31.90149,386 100Republican Party (United States) District 27 Texas's 27th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 27th congressional district, 1986Democratic Party (United States) Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) 64,165 100.0064,165 100Democratic Party (United States) References 1986 Texas Category:1986 Texas elections