1998Final results
1998 election for Texas's 5th District
U.S. House · Texas
Pete Sessions (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Victor M. Morales (D) by 12.3 points.
Pete SessionsRepublican · winner
55.8%61,714
Victor M. MoralesDemocrat
43.4%48,073
Michael D. NeedlemanLibertarian
0.8%880
110,667 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.
Victor M. MoralesPete Sessions
$98.6K
Raised by the campaign
$853K
$107.9K
Spent by the campaign
$747.7K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$114.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998