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      Home/Elections/1988/US House/Texas
      1988·U.S. House·Texas

      Texas U.S. House

      27 districtsD 19R 8
      27 districts|D won 19|R won 8|Closest: TX-13
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      TX-01
      Jim ChapmanDEM
      DEM196,92362.2%
      D+24.5
      TX-02
      Charles WilsonDEM
      DEM166,08987.7%
      D+87.7
      TX-03
      Steve BartlettREP
      REP278,50981.8%
      R+63.6
      TX-04
      Ralph M HallDEM
      DEM209,86866.4%
      D+34.3
      TX-05
      John BryantDEM
      DEM157,03960.7%
      D+22.6
      TX-06
      Joe BartonREP
      REP243,47867.6%
      R+35.3
      TX-07
      Bill ArcherREP
      REP234,02779.1%
      R+58.3
      TX-08
      Jack FieldsREP
      REP90,503100.0%
      R+100.0
      TX-09
      Jack BrooksDEM
      DEM137,270100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-10
      J J \ PickleDEM
      DEM248,49493.5%
      D+93.5
      TX-11
      Marvin LeathDEM
      DEM140,74095.4%
      D+95.4
      TX-12
      James \ WrightDEM
      DEM136,45699.3%
      D+99.3
      TX-13
      Bill SarpaliusDEM
      DEM187,45052.5%
      D+4.9
      TX-14
      Greg LaughlinDEM
      DEM209,21653.2%
      D+7.3
      TX-15
      E \ De La GarzaDEM
      DEM99,80593.9%
      D+93.9
      TX-16
      Ronald D ColemanDEM
      DEM104,514100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-17
      Charles W StenholmDEM
      DEM149,064100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-18
      Mickey LelandDEM
      DEM101,64392.9%
      D+92.9
      TX-19
      Larry CombestREP
      REP167,00067.7%
      R+35.4
      TX-20
      Henry B GonzalezDEM
      DEM133,69670.7%
      D+43.2
      TX-21
      Lamar S SmithREP
      REP218,79093.2%
      R+93.2
      TX-22
      Tom DelayREP
      REP186,48467.4%
      R+36.1
      TX-23
      Albert G BustamanteDEM
      DEM180,43064.5%
      D+31.0
      TX-24
      Martin FrostDEM
      DEM146,63592.6%
      D+92.6
      TX-25
      Michael A AndrewsDEM
      DEM159,03671.4%
      D+43.7
      TX-26
      Richard K ArmeyREP
      REP281,44669.3%
      R+38.5
      TX-27
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      DEM105,085100.0%
      D+100.0
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