1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas's 19th District
U.S. House · Texas
Larry Combest (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Don R. Richards (D) by 16.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Larry CombestRepublican · winner
58.1%102,805
Don R. RichardsDemocrat
41.9%74,044
176,849 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.
Don R. RichardsLarry Combest
$201.4K
Raised by the campaign
$433.7K
$198K
Spent by the campaign
$428.2K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$5.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984