1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
The 1998 House elections in Texas occurred on November 3, 1998, to elect the members of the State of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census.
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1998, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Overview
Results
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Max Sandlin | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Max Sandlin 59.4% Dennis Boerner 40.6% | |
| Jim Turner | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Jim Turner 58.4% Brian Babin 40.8% Wendell Drye 0.8% | |
| Sam Johnson | Republican | 1991 | Re-elected | Sam Johnson 91.2% Ken Ashby 8.8% | |
| Ralph Hall | Democratic | 1980 | Re-elected | Ralph Hall 57.6% Jim Lohmeyer 40.9% Jim Simon 1.5% | |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Pete Sessions 55.8% Victor Morales 43.4% Michael Needleman 0.8% | |
| Joe Barton | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Joe Barton 72.9% Ben Boothe 25.9% Richard A. Bandlow 1.2% | |
| Bill Archer | Republican | 1970 | Re-elected | Bill Archer 93.3% Drew Parks 6.6% | |
| Kevin Brady | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kevin Brady 92.8% Don Richards 7.2% | |
| Nick Lampson | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Nick Lampson 63.7% Tom Cottar 36.3% | |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Lloyd Doggett 85.2% Vincent J. May 14.8% | |
| Chet Edwards | Democratic | 1990 | Re-elected | Chet Edwards 82.4% Vince Hanke 17.6% | |
| Kay Granger | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Kay Granger 61.9% Tom Hall 36.3% Paul Barthel 1.8% | |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | 1994 | Re-elected | Mac Thornberry 67.9% Mark Harmon 31% Georganne Baker Payne 1.1% | |
| Ron Paul | Republican | 1996 | Re-elected | Ron Paul 55.3% Loy Sneary 44.5% | |
| Ruben Hinojosa | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Ruben Hinojosa 58.4% Tom Haughey 41.6% | |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | 1996 | Re-elected | Silvestre Reyes 87.9% Stu Nance 6.9% Lorenzo Morales 5.1% | |
| Charles Stenholm | Democratic | 1978 | Re-elected | Charles Stenholm 53.6% Rudy Izzard 45.3% Gordon Mobley 1.1% | |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Sheila Jackson Lee 89.9% James Galvan 10.1% | |
| Larry Combest | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Larry Combest 83.6% Sidney Blankenship 16.4% | |
| Henry Gonzalez | Democratic | 1961 | Retired Democratic hold | Charlie Gonzalez 63.2% James Walker 35.6% Alejandro DePeña 1.3% | |
| Lamar S. Smith | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Lamar S. Smith 91.4% Jeffrey Charles Blunt 8.6% | |
| Tom DeLay | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Tom DeLay 66% Hill Kemp 34% | |
| Henry Bonilla | Republican | 1992 | Re-elected | Henry Bonilla 64% Charlie Jones 36% | |
| Martin Frost | Democratic | 1978 | Re-elected | Martin Frost 58% Shawn Terry 34.2% | |
| Ken Bentsen | Democratic | 1994 | Re-elected | Ken Bentsen 58% John Sanchez 42% | |
| Dick Armey | Republican | 1984 | Re-elected | Dick Armey 88.1% Joe Turner 11.9% | |
| Solomon Ortiz | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Solomon Ortiz 64% Erol Stone 36% | |
| Ciro Rodriguez | Democratic | 1997 | Re-elected | Ciro Rodriguez 90.5% Edward Elmer 9.5% | |
| Gene Green | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Gene Green 92.8% Lea Sherman 4.2% James P. Chudleigh 3% | |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | 1992 | Re-elected | Eddie Bernice Johnson 70% Carrie Kelleher 30% |