1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Texas's 14th District
U.S. House · Texas
Ron Paul (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Charles "lefty" Morris (D) by 3.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ron PaulRepublican · winner
51.1%99,961
Charles "lefty" MorrisDemocrat
47.6%93,200
Ed FasanellaNatural Law
1.3%2,538
195,699 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 1996
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.
Charles "lefty" MorrisRon Paul
$979.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.9M
$976.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$2.8K
Cash on hand
$5.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996