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.
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 TexasPartyVotesPercentageSeats 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 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, but he ended up serving the entire remainder of his term. His son Charlie ran for the open seat.
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. This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Ciro Rodriguez won in a runoff. 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.
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