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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Texas
      1996·U.S. House·Texas

      Texas U.S. House

      20 districtsD 13R 7
      20 districts|D won 13|R won 7|Closest: TX-14
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      TX-01
      Max SandlinDEM
      DEM199,17051.6%
      D+4.8
      TX-02
      Jim TurnerDEM
      DEM196,97152.3%
      D+6.6
      TX-04
      Ralph M HallDEM
      DEM207,17763.8%
      D+29.5
      TX-08
      Kevin BradyREP
      REP51,37059.1%
      R+100.0
      TX-09
      Nick LampsonDEM
      DEM112,09552.8%
      D+5.7
      TX-10
      Lloyd DoggettDEM
      DEM234,99156.2%
      D+14.8
      TX-11
      Chet EdwardsDEM
      DEM175,93556.8%
      D+14.5
      TX-12
      Kay GrangerREP
      REP170,20457.8%
      R+16.7
      TX-13
      William M \ ThornberryREP
      REP173,62766.9%
      R+34.6
      TX-14
      Ronald E PaulREP
      REP195,69951.1%
      R+3.5
      TX-15
      Ruben HinojosaDEM
      DEM138,59462.3%
      D+25.6
      TX-16
      Silvestre ReyesDEM
      DEM127,78470.6%
      D+43.0
      TX-17
      Charles W StenholmDEM
      DEM192,99451.6%
      D+4.3
      TX-19
      Larry CombestREP
      REP195,22680.4%
      R+60.8
      TX-20
      Henry B GonzalezDEM
      DEM138,40963.7%
      D+29.3
      TX-21
      Lamar S SmithREP
      REP269,30776.4%
      R+54.0
      TX-23
      Henry BonillaREP
      REP163,83961.9%
      R+25.5
      TX-25
      Ken BentsenDEM
      DEM51,28857.3%
      D+14.6
      TX-27
      Solomon P OrtizDEM
      DEM150,60064.6%
      D+30.8
      TX-28
      Frank TejedaDEM
      DEM146,13575.4%
      D+52.0
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