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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 8, 1988, 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.

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1988, the United States House elections in other states, the presidential election, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, flipping two seats from the Republicans, increasing their majority to nineteen out of twenty seven seats.

Overview

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Jim Chapman ran for re-election.

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Steve Bartlett ran for re-election.

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.

District 5

Incumbent Democrat John Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.

District 8

Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election unopposed.

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed.

District 10

Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election.

District 12

Incumbent Democratic Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Jim Wright ran for re-election.

District 13

Incumbent Republican Beau Boulter retired to run for U.S. Senator.

District 14

Incumbent Republican Mac Sweeney ran for re-election.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Ronald D. Coleman ran for re-election unopposed.

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election.

District 19

Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.

District 21

Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.

District 22

Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Albert Bustamante ran for re-election.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Michael A. Andrews ran for re-election.

District 26

Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election unopposed.

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