1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas's 13th District
U.S. House · Texas
Beau Boulter (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Jack Hightower (D) by 6.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Beau BoulterRepublican · winner
53.0%107,600
Jack HightowerDemocrat
47.0%95,367
202,967 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jack HightowerBeau Boulter
$425.8K
Raised by the campaign
$422.5K
$423.9K
Spent by the campaign
$421.9K
$17.3K
Cash on hand
$614
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984