1990Final results
1990 election for Texas's 1st District
U.S. House · Texas
Jim Chapman (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Hamp Hodges (R) by 22.1 points.
Jim ChapmanDemocrat · winner
61.0%89,241
Hamp HodgesRepublican
39.0%56,954
146,195 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 1990
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.
Jim ChapmanHamp Hodges
$534K
Raised by the campaign
$421K
$463.4K
Spent by the campaign
$408.7K
$126.4K
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990