1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Texas's 13th District
U.S. House · Texas
Mac Thornberry (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating William Sarpalius (D) by 10.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mac ThornberryRepublican · winner
55.4%79,466
William SarpaliusDemocrat
44.6%63,923
143,389 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 1994
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.
William SarpaliusMac Thornberry
$520.2K
Raised by the campaign
$459K
$518.1K
Spent by the campaign
$432.1K
$6.3K
Cash on hand
$26.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994