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1998Final results

1998 election for Texas House District 58

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Arlene Wohlgemuth (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Gayle Appleby Ledbetter (D) by 18.8 points.

Arlene WohlgemuthRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%16,948
40.6%11,585
28,533 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

EvenR+16.01992R+0.11994R+7.81996R+18.81998R+36.32002R+39.62004

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