1996Final results
1996 election for Texas's 19th District
U.S. House · Texas
Larry Combest (R) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating John W. Sawyer (D) by 60.7 points.
Larry CombestRepublican · winner
80.4%156,910
John W. SawyerDemocrat
19.6%38,316
195,226 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.
John W. SawyerLarry Combest
$46.1K
Raised by the campaign
$445.1K
$46K
Spent by the campaign
$440.4K
$62
Cash on hand
$314.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996