RepublicanNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2016

Lamar Smith

Lamar Smith ran in 16 elections between 1986 and 2016, winning 16. Served in the U.S. House (TX-21).

Career

Offices held, and every time Smith was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19881992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, TX-21Out of office

Margin: how far Smith finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2016	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Tommy Wakely (D), Mark Loewe (L), Antonio "tony" Diaz (G)	57%	R+20.6	$1.6M
2014	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Antonio "tony" Diaz (G), Ryan Shields (L)	71.8%	R+57.1	$1.5M
2012	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Candace E. Duval (D), John-Henry Liberty (L)	60.5%	R+25.2	$1.7M
2010	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Lainey Melnick (D), James Arthur Strohm (L)	68.9%	R+41.0	$1.3M
2008	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	James Arthur Strohm (L)	80%	R+60.0	$1.2M
2006	U.S. House, TX-21	Special	Won	John Courage (D), Gene Kelly (D), Tommy Calvert (I)	60.1%	R+35.6	$1.5M
2004	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Rhett Rosenquest Smith (D), Jason Pratt (L)	61.5%	R+26.0	$973.8K
2002	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	John Courage (D), D. G. Roberts (L)	72.9%	R+47.6	$789.3K
2000	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Jim Green (D), C. W. "jinx" Steinbrecher (L)	75.9%	R+53.7	$536.6K
1998	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Jeffrey Charles Blunt (L)	91.4%	R+82.8	$513K
1996	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Gordon H. Wharton (D), Randy Rutenbeck (NLP)	76.4%	R+54.0	$526.4K
1994	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Kerry L. Lowry (I)	90%	R+79.9	$546.6K
1992	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	James M. Gaddy (D), William E. Grisham (L)	72.2%	R+48.4	$544.2K
1990	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Kirby J. Roberts (D)	74.8%	R+49.7	$609.9K
1988	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	James A. Robinson (L)	93.2%	R+86.5	$567.2K
1986	U.S. House, TX-21	General	Won	Pete Snelson (D), James A. Robinson (L)	60.6%	R+22.1	$1M