1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas's 26th District
U.S. House · Texas
Richard Armey (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Vandergriff (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard ArmeyRepublican · winner
51.3%126,641
Tom VandergriffDemocrat
48.7%120,451
247,094 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.
Tom VandergriffRichard Armey
$378.1K
Raised by the campaign
$393K
$382.1K
Spent by the campaign
$368.9K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$24.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984