1998 House elections in Texas
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
17
13
Seats won
17
13
Seat change
Popular vote
1,531,234
1,786,731
Percentage
44.2%
51.6%
Swing
0.6%
1.3%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90>%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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 .
[1]
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 .
Overview
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
[2]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats before
Seats 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
Incumbent Democrat
Max Sandlin ran for re-election.
District 2
Incumbent Democrat
Jim Turner ran for re-election.
District 3
Incumbent Republican
Sam Johnson ran for re-election.
District 4
Incumbent Democrat
Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
District 5
Incumbent Republican
Pete Sessions ran for re-election.
District 6
Incumbent Republican
Joe Barton ran for re-election.
District 7
Incumbent Republican
Bill Archer ran for re-election.
District 8
Incumbent Republican
Kevin Brady ran for re-election.
District 9
Incumbent Democrat
Nick Lampson ran for re-election.
District 10
Incumbent Democrat
Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.
District 11
Incumbent Democrat
Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
District 12
Incumbent Republican
Kay Granger ran for re-election.
District 13
Incumbent Republican
Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.
District 14
Incumbent Republican
Ron Paul ran for re-election.
District 15
Incumbent Democrat
Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.
District 16
Incumbent Democrat
Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.
District 17
Incumbent Democrat
Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
District 18
Incumbent Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.
District 19
Incumbent Republican
Larry Combest ran for re-election.
District 20
Incumbent 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,
[3]
[4] but he ended up serving the entire remainder of his term.
[5] His son
Charlie ran for the open seat.
[6]
District 21
Incumbent Republican
Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
District 22
Incumbent Republican
Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
District 23
Incumbent Republican
Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.
District 24
Incumbent Democrat
Martin Frost ran for re-election.
District 25
Incumbent Democrat
Ken Bentsen ran for re-election.
District 26
Incumbent Republican
Dick Armey ran for re-election.
District 27
Incumbent Democrat
Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
District 28
Incumbent Democrat
Frank Tejeda died on January 30, 1997, from pneumonia while being treated for a brain tumor.
[7] This prompted a
special election to be held, which fellow Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez won in a runoff.
[8] He ran for re-election.
District 29
Incumbent Democrat
Gene Green ran for re-election.
District 30
Incumbent Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.
References
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"1990 Census Apportionment Results" . Census.gov . Retrieved June 14, 2022 .
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"1998 General Election" . elections.sos.state.tx.us . Retrieved June 14, 2022 .
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"Washingtonpost.com: Rep. Gonzalez to Retire at Year's End" . www.washingtonpost.com . Retrieved June 21, 2022 .
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"Longtime Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez plans retirement" . AP NEWS . Retrieved June 21, 2022 .
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"GONZÁLEZ, Henry B. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" . history.house.gov . Retrieved June 21, 2022 .
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"Henry B. Gonzalez" . Texas Monthly . Retrieved June 21, 2022 . {{
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"Hispanic Americans in Congress -- Tejeda" . www.loc.gov . Retrieved June 14, 2022 .
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"April 1997 Special Runoff Election" . elections.sos.state.tx.us . Retrieved June 14, 2022 .
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