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1998Final results

1998 election for Texas House District 21

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Allan B. Ritter (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Kent Adams (R) by 6.3 points.

Allan B. RitterDemocrat · winner
53.1%18,252
Kent AdamsRepublican
46.9%16,096
34,348 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

EvenD+26.11982D+25.71986D+20.51992D+6.31998D+13.62000D+39.52002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET