1998Final results
1998 election for Texas's 27th District
U.S. House · Texas
Solomon Ortiz (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Erol A. Stone (R) by 28.1 points.
Solomon OrtizDemocrat · winner
63.3%61,638
Erol A. StoneRepublican
35.2%34,284
Mark G. PretzLibertarian
1.5%1,476
97,398 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.
Solomon OrtizErol A. Stone
$384.8K
Raised by the campaign
$20.8K
$326.1K
Spent by the campaign
$21.1K
$93K
Cash on hand
-$305
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998; FEC, through Nov 23, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998