1998Final results
1998 election for Texas's 13th District
U.S. House · Texas
Mac Thornberry (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Harmon (D) by 36.9 points.
Mac ThornberryRepublican · winner
67.9%81,141
Mark HarmonDemocrat
31.0%37,027
Georgeanne Baker PayneLibertarian
1.1%1,298
119,466 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 1998
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.
Mark HarmonMac Thornberry
$16.3K
Raised by the campaign
$545.8K
$16.2K
Spent by the campaign
$448.7K
$92
Cash on hand
$179K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998