1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 90>%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90>%

The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 4, 1986, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.^[1]

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1986, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, but Republicans retained the four seats they gained in 1984 under the coattails of Ronald Reagan's re-election.^[2]

Overview

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas^[3]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	1,716,978	57.03%	17	17	-
	Republican	1,263,413	41.97%	10	10	-
	Libertarian	13,005	0.43%	0	0	-
	Independent	17,010	0.57%	0	0	-
Totals		3,010,406	100.00%	27	27	-

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.^[4] This prompted a special election to be held. Republicans saw this special election as a prime opportunity to demonstrate the political realignment of East Texas, as the district had supported Republicans Ronald Reagan and Phil Gramm in 1984. Gramm had arranged Hall's appointment to the judiciary in an attempt to see a Republican elected from the area.^[5] In the end, however, Democrat Jim Chapman narrowly won the election in a runoff.^[6]^[7] He ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1986^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Chapman (incumbent)	84,445	100.00
Total votes			84,445	100
	Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1986^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson (incumbent)	78,529	56.76
	Republican	Julian Gordon	55,986	40.47
	Independent	Sam Paradice	3,838	2.77
Total votes			138,353	100
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Bartlett ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1986^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Bartlett (incumbent)	143,381	94.09
	Independent	Brent Barnes	6,268	4.11
	Libertarian	Don Goush	2,736	1.80
Total votes			152,385	100
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1986^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Hall (incumbent)	97,540	71.66
	Republican	Thomas Blow	38,578	28.34
Total votes			136,118	100
	Democratic hold

District 5

[1] "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)". Census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[:0-2] Texas State Historical Association; Brown, Sue Ellen (1987). "Texas Almanac, 1988-1989". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. p. 493. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[Election_Results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Federal Elections 86 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. 1987. pp. 88–91.

[4] "Sam B. Hall, Jr". University Libraries | Baylor University. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[5] ISSN 0362-4331
. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[:1-6] ISSN 0190-8286
. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[7] "Our Campaigns - TX District 1 - Special Election Runoff Race - Aug 03, 1985". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[8] Texas State Historical Association; Brown, Sue Ellen (1987). "Texas Almanac, 1988-1989". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. p. 512. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[9] "House of Representatives–Tuesday, January 6, 1987" (PDF). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 100th Congress, 1st Session. Volume 133–Part 1. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1987. pp. 2–3. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[10] ISSN 0362-4331
. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[future-11] Dunham, Richard (January 1, 1985). "Defeated congressman ponder political future". Dallas Times Herald.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Wiley Bryant (incumbent)	57,410	58.52
	Republican	Tom Carter	39,945	40.72
	Libertarian	Bob Brewer	749	0.76
Total votes			98,104	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Archer (incumbent)	129,673	87.38
	Democratic	Harry Kniffen	17,635	11.88
	Libertarian	Roger Plail	1,087	0.73
Total votes			148,395	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Fields (incumbent)	66,280	68.40
	Democratic	Blaine Mann	30,617	31.60
	Write-in	Wesley Moshay	6	0.01
Total votes			96,903	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Smith	100,346	60.61
	Democratic	Pete Snelson	63,779	38.52
	Libertarian	Jim Robinson	1,432	0.86
	Write-in	Others	10	0.01
Total votes			165,567	100
	Republican hold

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1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

Overview

Congressional districts

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

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