1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 Texas election results
Every race on Texas's ballot in the 1998 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races197
Changed party7
Unopposed53%105 races
Incumbents defeated3
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | George W. Bush (R) | 37.3 |
U.S. House
D 17 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | Max Sandlin (D) | 18.8 | |
| TX-2 | James Turner (D) | 17.7 | |
| TX-3 | Sam Johnson (R) | 82.4 | |
| TX-4 | Ralph M. Hall (D) | 16.7 | |
| TX-5 | Pete Sessions (R) | 12.3 | |
| TX-6 | Joe Barton (R) | 47.0 | |
| TX-7 | Bill Archer (R) | 86.7 | |
| TX-8 | Kevin Brady (R) | 85.6 | |
| TX-9 | Nicholas Lampson (D) | 27.3 | |
| TX-10 | Lloyd Doggett (D) | 70.4 | |
| TX-11 | Chet Edwards (D) | 64.9 | |
| TX-12 | Kay Granger (R) | 25.7 | |
| TX-13 | Mac Thornberry (R) | 36.9 | |
| TX-14 | Ron Paul (R) | 10.8 | |
| TX-15 | Rubén Hinojosa (D) | 16.7 | |
| TX-16 | Silvestre Reyes (D) | 81.0 | |
| TX-17 | Charles Stenholm (D) | 8.3 | |
| TX-18 | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | 79.9 | |
| TX-19 | Larry Combest (R) | 67.3 | |
| TX-20 | Charles A. Gonzalez (D) | 27.6 | |
| TX-21 | Lamar Smith (R) | 82.8 | |
| TX-22 | Thomas DeLay (R) | 31.5 | |
| TX-23 | Henry Bonilla (R) | 28.7 | |
| TX-24 | Martin Frost (D) | 16.5 | |
| TX-25 | Ken Bentsen (D) | 16.5 | |
| TX-26 | Richard Armey (R) | 76.3 | |
| TX-27 | Solomon Ortiz (D) | 28.1 | |
| TX-28 | Ciro Rodriguez (D) | 81.1 | |
| TX-29 | Gene Green (D) | 88.5 | |
| TX-30 | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | 45.5 |
Texas State Senate
D 7 · R 9 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Bill Ratliff (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | David Bernsen (D) | 10.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Steve Ogden (R) | 11.3 | Flipped |
| SD-6 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Mike Jackson (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-13 | Rodney Ellis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | John Carona (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | J. E. Brown (R) | 41.2 | |
| SD-18 | Ken Armbrister (D) | 18.9 | |
| SD-19 | Frank Madla (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Carlos Truan (D) | 16.2 | |
| SD-22 | David Sibley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Royce West (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Robert L. Duncan (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-30 | Tom Haywood (R) | 25.3 | |
| SD-31 | Teel Bivins (R) | Unopposed |
Texas House of Representatives
D 78 · R 72 · 4 changed party
Texas
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab