1994Final results
1994 election for Texas's 8th District
U.S. House · Texas
Jacl Fields (R) won with 92.0% of the vote, defeating Russ Klecka (Ind) by 84.1 points.
Jacl FieldsRepublican · winner
92.0%148,473
Russ KleckaIndependent
8.0%12,831
161,304 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.
No independentJacl Fields
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Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
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Spent by the campaign
$709.9K
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Cash on hand
$532K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994