1998Final results
1998 election for Texas House District 18
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Dan Ellis (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Ben Bius (R) by 2.7 points.
Dan EllisDemocrat · winner
51.3%15,304
Ben BiusRepublican
48.7%14,511
29,815 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET