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.[1]
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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.[2]
Overview
edit| 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Democratic | 2,735,940 | 58.59% | 17 | 19 | +2 | |
| Republican | 1,834,135 | 39.28% | 10 | 8 | -2 | |
| Libertarian | 98,602 | 2.11% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Independent | 1,013 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 4,669,690 | 100.00% | 27 | 27 | - | |
Congressional districts
editDistrict 1
editIncumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Chapman (incumbent) | 122,566 | 62.24 | |
| Republican | Horace McQueen | 74,357 | 37.76 | |
| Total votes | 196,923 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
editIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charlie Wilson (incumbent) | 145,614 | 87.67 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Nelson | 20,475 | 12.33 | |
| Total votes | 166,089 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
editIncumbent Republican Steve Bartlett ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Bartlett (incumbent) | 227,882 | 81.82 | |
| Democratic | Blake Cowden | 50,627 | 18.18 | |
| Total votes | 278,509 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
editIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph Hall (incumbent) | 139,379 | 66.41 | |
| Republican | Randy Sutton | 67,379 | 32.09 | |
| Libertarian | Melanie Dunn | 3,152 | 1.50 | |
| Total votes | 209,868 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
editIncumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Wiley Bryant (incumbent) | 95,376 | 60.73 | |
| Republican | Lon Williams | 59,877 | 38.13 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Ashby | 1,786 | 1.14 | |
| Total votes | 157,039 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
editIncumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Barton (incumbent) | 164,692 | 67.64 | |
| Democratic | Pat Kendrick | 78,786 | 32.36 | |
| Total votes | 243,478 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
editIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Archer (incumbent) | 185,203 | 79.14 | |
| Democratic | Dianne Richards | 48,824 | 20.86 | |
| Total votes | 234,027 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
editIncumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Fields (incumbent) | 90,503 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 90,503 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
editIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Brooks (incumbent) | 137,270 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 137,270 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 10
editIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. J. Pickle (incumbent) | 232,213 | 93.45 | |
| Libertarian | Vincent May | 16,281 | 6.55 | |
| Total votes | 248,494 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
editIncumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marvin Leath (incumbent) | 134,207 | 95.36 | |
| Libertarian | Frederick King | 6,533 | 4.64 | |
| Total votes | 140,740 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 12
editIncumbent Democratic Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jim Wright ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Wright (incumbent) | 135,459 | 99.27 | |
| Write-in | Jim Ryan | 767 | 0.56 | |
| Write-in | Gary Johnson | 230 | 0.17 | |
| Total votes | 136,456 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
editIncumbent Republican Beau Boulter retired to run for U.S. Senator.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Sarpalius | 98,345 | 52.46 | |
| Republican | Larry Milner | 89,105 | 47.54 | |
| Total votes | 187,450 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 14
editIncumbent Republican Mac Sweeney ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Greg Laughlin | 111,395 | 53.24 | |
| Republican | Mac Sweeney (incumbent) | 96,042 | 45.91 | |
| Libertarian | Don Kelley | 1,779 | 0.85 | |
| Total votes | 209,216 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
District 15
editIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (incumbent) | 93,672 | 93.86 | |
| Libertarian | Gloria Joyce Hendrix | 6,133 | 6.14 | |
| Total votes | 99,805 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 16
editIncumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald D. Coleman (incumbent) | 104,504 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 104,504 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 17
editIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Stenholm (incumbent) | 149,064 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 149,064 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 18
editIncumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mickey Leland (incumbent) | 94,408 | 92.88 | |
| Libertarian | J. Alejandro Snead | 7,235 | 7.12 | |
| Total votes | 101,643 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
editIncumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Combest (incumbent) | 113,068 | 67.71 | |
| Democratic | Gerald McCathern | 53,932 | 32.29 | |
| Total votes | 167,000 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 20
editIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) | 94,527 | 70.70 | |
| Republican | Lee Trevino | 36,801 | 27.53 | |
| Libertarian | Theresa Doyle | 2,368 | 1.77 | |
| Total votes | 133,696 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 21
editIncumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lamar Smith (incumbent) | 203,989 | 93.24 | |
| Libertarian | James Robinson | 14,801 | 6.76 | |
| Total votes | 218,790 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 22
editIncumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom DeLay (incumbent) | 125,733 | 67.42 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Walker | 58,471 | 31.35 | |
| Libertarian | George Harper | 2,276 | 1.22 | |
| Write-in | L.A. Sims | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 186,484 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 23
editIncumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Bustamante (incumbent) | 116,423 | 64.53 | |
| Republican | Jerome Gonzales | 60,559 | 33.56 | |
| Libertarian | Tony Garza | 3,448 | 1.91 | |
| Total votes | 180,430 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 24
editIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Frost (incumbent) | 135,794 | 92.61 | |
| Libertarian | Leo Sadovy | 10,841 | 7.39 | |
| Total votes | 146,635 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 25
editIncumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael A. Andrews (incumbent) | 113,499 | 71.37 | |
| Republican | George Loeffler | 44,043 | 27.69 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Southwick | 1,494 | 0.94 | |
| Total votes | 159,036 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 26
editIncumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dick Armey (incumbent) | 194,944 | 69.27 | |
| Democratic | Jo Ann Reyes | 86,490 | 30.73 | |
| Write-in | Dee Turner | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 281,446 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 27
editIncumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Solomon Ortiz (incumbent) | 105,085 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 105,085 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Historical Apportionment Data (1910–2020)". Census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Kingston, Mike (1989). "Texas Almanac, 1990–1991". The Portal to Texas History. p. 359. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Federal Elections 88 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1989. pp. 67–69.
- ^ "Boulter, Gilbreath In Texas GOP Senate Runoff". AP NEWS. Retrieved June 21, 2022.