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      Home/Elections/1986/US House/Texas
      1986·U.S. House·Texas

      Texas U.S. House

      27 districtsD 17R 10
      27 districts|D won 17|R won 10|Closest: TX-14
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      TX-01
      Jim ChapmanDEM
      DEM84,445100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-02
      Charles WilsonDEM
      DEM138,35356.8%
      D+16.3
      TX-03
      Steve BartlettREP
      REP152,38594.1%
      R+94.1
      TX-04
      Ralph M HallDEM
      DEM136,11871.7%
      D+43.3
      TX-05
      John BryantDEM
      DEM98,10458.5%
      D+17.8
      TX-06
      Joe BaronREP
      REP154,46055.8%
      R+11.6
      TX-07
      Bill ArcherREP
      REP148,39587.4%
      R+75.5
      TX-08
      Jack FieldsREP
      REP96,90368.4%
      R+36.8
      TX-09
      Jack BrooksDEM
      DEM119,11961.5%
      D+23.1
      TX-10
      J J \ PickleDEM
      DEM187,86372.3%
      D+44.6
      TX-11
      Marvin LeathDEM
      DEM84,201100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-12
      James \ WrightDEM
      DEM123,45168.7%
      D+37.4
      TX-13
      Beau BoulterREP
      REP130,88764.9%
      R+29.9
      TX-14
      Mac SweeneyREP
      REP142,32352.3%
      R+4.7
      TX-15
      E \ De La GarzaDEM
      DEM70,777100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-16
      Ronald D ColemanDEM
      DEM77,01165.7%
      D+31.4
      TX-17
      Charles W StenholmDEM
      DEM97,791100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-18
      Mickey LelandDEM
      DEM70,21990.2%
      D+90.2
      TX-19
      Larry CombestREP
      REP110,82462.0%
      R+24.0
      TX-20
      Henry B GonzalezDEM
      DEM55,363100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-21
      Lamar S SmithREP
      REP165,56760.6%
      R+22.1
      TX-22
      Tom DelayREP
      REP106,53871.8%
      R+43.5
      TX-23
      Albert G BustamanteDEM
      DEM75,13290.7%
      D+90.7
      TX-24
      Martin FrostDEM
      DEM103,19167.2%
      D+34.5
      TX-25
      Michael A AndrewsDEM
      DEM67,435100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-26
      Richard K ArmeyREP
      REP149,38668.1%
      R+36.2
      TX-27
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      DEM64,165100.0%
      D+100.0
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