1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Texas's 14th District
U.S. House · Texas
Gregory Laughlin (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Mac Sweeney (R) by 7.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gregory LaughlinDemocrat · winner
53.2%111,395
Mac SweeneyRepublican
45.9%96,042
Don KelleyLibertarian
0.9%1,779
209,216 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 1988
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.
Gregory LaughlinMac Sweeney
$623.5K
Raised by the campaign
$637.2K
$600.1K
Spent by the campaign
$646K
$24K
Cash on hand
$14.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1988.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1988