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1998 Texas House of Representatives election
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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pete Laney Tom Craddick
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 12, 1993 January 9, 1973
Leader's seat 85th 82nd
Last election 82 68
Seats won 78 72
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 4
Popular vote 1,289,275 1,827,843
Percentage 41.29% 58.54%
Swing Decrease 2.89% Increase 3.70%
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      ≥90%
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Speaker before election

Pete Laney
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Pete Laney
Democratic

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The 1998 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 76th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans gained four seats from the Democrats, reducing the Democratic majority to 78 out of 150 seats.

Background

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Democrats had held control of the Texas House of Representatives since Reconstruction despite Republicans winning the governorship in 1994 and the Texas Senate in 1996.[1][2] Democrats faced difficulties from the top of the ticket due to the popular Republican governor George W. Bush running for reelection. Republicans sought to use Bush's coattails to gain several seats in the Texas House, increasing their chances of winning control of the chamber in 2000 ahead of the redistricting that would occur the following year.[3]

Redistricting

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Democrats had fully controlled the redistricting process in 1991, and Republicans sued over the Texas House's map. The courts partially overhauled the map as a result of these lawsuits.[4] Democrats codified the court's map into law in a January 1992 special session.[5] The 1995 lawsuit Thomas v. Bush further altered the maps, as the courts reached a settlement with the legislature to alter some districts for the 1996 elections. These changes, plus minor alterations to districts in Williamson County and Jefferson County, were passed into law for the 1998 election.[4][6][7]

Results

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Republicans flipped four seats from the Democrats, failing to take control of the chamber but further narrowing the Democratic majority.[8][9]

Statewide

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Summary of the November 3, 1998 Texas House of Representatives election results
Party Candidates Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party 97 1,289,275 41.29% 78 Decrease4
Republican Party 105 1,827,843 58.54% 72 Increase4
Libertarian Party 3 4,473 0.14% 0 –
Write-in 1 575 0.02% 0 –
Total 3,122,166 100.00% 150 –
Popular vote
Republican
 
 58.54%
Democratic
 
 41.29%
Libertarian
 
 0.14%
Write-in
 
 0.02%
House seats won
Democratic
 
 52.00%
Republican
 
 48.00%

Close races

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  1. District 46, 0.12% (gain)
  2. District 68, 0.88% (gain)
  3. District 138, 0.92%
  4. District 13, 2.00% (gain)
  5. District 18, 2.66%
  6. District 73, 3.56% (tipping-point district)
  7. District 30, 5.48%
  8. District 44, 5.58%
  9. District 21, 6.28%
  10. District 4, 6.62% (gain)
  11. District 70, 7.50%
  12. District 59, 8.92%
  13. District 54, 9.56%
  14. District 2, 9.88%

Results by district

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District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 18,237 100.00% - - - - 18,237 100.00% Democratic hold
District 2 17,096 54.94% 14,023 45.06% - - 31,119 100.00% Democratic hold
District 3 15,813 56.98% 11,937 43.02% - - 27,750 100.00% Democratic hold
District 4 13,010 46.69% 14,853 53.31% - - 27,863 100.00% Republican gain
District 5 15,015 56.17% 11,716 43.83% - - 26,731 100.00% Democratic hold
District 6 - - 23,744 100.00% - - 23,744 100.00% Republican hold
District 7 - - 18,395 100.00% - - 18,395 100.00% Republican hold
District 8 17,496 61.56% 10,926 38.44% - - 28,422 100.00% Democratic hold
District 9 12,135 42.16% 16,646 57.84% - - 28,781 100.00% Republican hold
District 10 - - 20,162 100.00% - - 20,162 100.00% Republican hold
District 11 - - 18,863 100.00% - - 18,863 100.00% Republican hold
District 12 18,497 62.75% 10,979 37.25% - - 29,476 100.00% Democratic hold
District 13 15,406 49.00% 16,034 51.00% - - 31,440 100.00% Republican gain
District 14 - - 16,721 100.00% - - 16,721 100.00% Republican hold
District 15 11,163 30.40% 25,558 69.60% - - 36,721 100.00% Republican hold
District 16 - - 21,513 97.40% 575 2.60% 22,088 100.00% Republican hold
District 17 18,771 63.61% 10,737 36.39% - - 29,508 100.00% Democratic hold
District 18 15,304 51.33% 14,511 48.67% - - 29,815 100.00% Democratic hold
District 19 21,860 100.00% - - - - 21,860 100.00% Democratic hold
District 20 16,579 56.05% 13,000 43.95% - - 29,579 100.00% Democratic hold
District 21 18,252 53.14% 16,096 46.86% - - 34,348 100.00% Democratic hold
District 22 20,229 100.00% - - - - 20,229 100.00% Democratic hold
District 23 14,452 55.98% 11,364 44.02% - - 25,816 100.00% Democratic hold
District 24 16,558 58.34% 11,823 41.66% - - 28,381 100.00% Democratic hold
District 25 - - 23,882 100.00% - - 23,882 100.00% Republican hold
District 26 - - 29,495 100.00% - - 29,495 100.00% Republican hold
District 27 15,001 100.00% - - - - 15,001 100.00% Democratic hold
District 28 20,890 64.62% 11,439 35.38% - - 32,329 100.00% Democratic hold
District 29 14,886 65.30% 7,910 34.70% - - 22,796 100.00% Democratic hold
District 30 14,494 47.26% 16,176 52.74% - - 30,670 100.00% Republican hold
District 31 19,989 100.00% - - - - 19,989 100.00% Democratic hold
District 32 - - 23,318 100.00% - - 23,318 100.00% Republican hold
District 33 15,044 70.27% 6,364 29.73% - - 21,408 100.00% Democratic hold
District 34 14,014 67.37% 6,787 32.63% - - 20,801 100.00% Democratic hold
District 35 15,971 100.00% - - - - 15,971 100.00% Democratic hold
District 36 8,781 100.00% - - - - 8,781 100.00% Democratic hold
District 37 8,390 100.00% - - - - 8,390 100.00% Democratic hold
District 38 9,872 100.00% - - - - 9,872 100.00% Democratic hold
District 39 6,719 100.00% - - - - 6,719 100.00% Democratic hold
District 40 7,659 100.00% - - - - 7,659 100.00% Democratic hold
District 41 8,951 100.00% - - - - 8,951 100.00% Democratic hold
District 42 12,402 100.00% - - - - 12,402 100.00% Democratic hold
District 43 17,622 100.00% - - - - 17,622 100.00% Democratic hold
District 44 13,596 52.79% 12,157 47.21% - - 25,753 100.00% Democratic hold
District 45 - - 27,994 100.00% - - 27,994 100.00% Republican hold
District 46 15,039 49.94% 15,075 50.06% - - 30,114 100.00% Republican gain
District 47 - - 46,745 100.00% - - 46,745 100.00% Republican hold
District 48 24,257 100.00% - - - - 24,257 100.00% Democratic hold
District 49 19,074 63.25% 11,082 36.75% - - 30,156 100.00% Democratic hold
District 50 18,726 100.00% - - - - 18,726 100.00% Democratic hold
District 51 13,584 73.42% 4,919 26.58% - - 18,503 100.00% Democratic hold
District 52 - - 33,465 100.00% - - 33,465 100.00% Republican hold
District 53 - - 37,257 100.00% - - 37,257 100.00% Republican hold
District 54 9,866 45.22% 11,954 54.78% - - 21,820 100.00% Republican hold
District 55 - - 14,916 100.00% - - 14,916 100.00% Republican hold
District 56 8,618 30.78% 19,384 69.22% - - 28,002 100.00% Republican hold
District 57 15,073 100.00% - - - - 15,073 100.00% Democratic hold
District 58 11,585 40.60% 16,948 59.40% - - 28,533 100.00% Republican hold
District 59 11,651 54.46% 9,741 45.54% - - 21,392 100.00% Democratic hold
District 60 - - 23,348 100.00% - - 23,348 100.00% Republican hold
District 61 11,626 35.42% 21,200 64.58% - - 32,826 100.00% Republican hold
District 62 9,454 33.86% 18,469 66.14% - - 27,923 100.00% Republican hold
District 63 8,716 25.64% 25,276 74.36% - - 33,992 100.00% Republican hold
District 64 - - 23,726 100.00% - - 23,726 100.00% Republican hold
District 65 - - 17,625 100.00% - - 17,625 100.00% Republican hold
District 66 - - 31,432 100.00% - - 31,432 100.00% Republican hold
District 67 - - 26,521 100.00% - - 26,521 100.00% Republican hold
District 68 14,597 49.56% 14,854 50.44% - - 29,451 100.00% Republican gain
District 69 14,207 56.07% 11,130 43.93% - - 25,337 100.00% Democratic hold
District 70 14,188 53.75% 12,208 46.25% - - 26,396 100.00% Democratic hold
District 71 - - 22,138 100.00% - - 22,138 100.00% Republican hold
District 72 19,975 73.60% 7,165 26.40% - - 27,140 100.00% Democratic hold
District 73 18,438 51.78% 17,170 48.22% - - 35,608 100.00% Democratic hold
District 74 16,293 100.00% - - - - 16,293 100.00% Democratic hold
District 75 11,822 73.24% 4,320 26.76% - - 16,142 100.00% Democratic hold
District 76 15,586 100.00% - - - - 15,586 100.00% Democratic hold
District 77 11,573 100.00% - - - - 11,573 100.00% Democratic hold
District 78 9,480 35.22% 17,436 64.78% - - 26,916 100.00% Republican hold
District 79 13,263 100.00% - - - - 13,263 100.00% Democratic hold
District 80 - - 16,249 100.00% - - 16,249 100.00% Republican hold
District 81 - - 15,420 100.00% - - 15,420 100.00% Republican hold
District 82 - - 22,086 100.00% - - 22,086 100.00% Republican hold
District 83 - - 13,053 100.00% - - 13,053 100.00% Republican hold
District 84 - - 26,189 100.00% - - 26,189 100.00% Republican hold
District 85 17,751 73.47% 6,410 26.53% - - 24,161 100.00% Democratic hold
District 86 - - 25,887 100.00% - - 25,887 100.00% Republican hold
District 87 - - 15,848 100.00% - - 15,848 100.00% Republican hold
District 88 - - 22,852 100.00% - - 22,852 100.00% Republican hold
District 89 8,066 37.61% 13,378 62.39% - - 21,444 100.00% Republican hold
District 90 8,990 100.00% - - - - 8,990 100.00% Democratic hold
District 91 - - 19,142 100.00% - - 19,142 100.00% Republican hold
District 92 - - 19,515 100.00% - - 19,515 100.00% Republican hold
District 93 - - 13,054 100.00% - - 13,054 100.00% Republican hold
District 94 - - 22,580 100.00% - - 22,580 100.00% Republican hold
District 95 18,742 100.00% - - - - 18,742 100.00% Democratic hold
District 96 - - 21,515 100.00% - - 21,515 100.00% Republican hold
District 97 - - 27,590 100.00% - - 27,590 100.00% Republican hold
District 98 7,362 23.54% 23,910 76.46% - - 31,272 100.00% Republican hold
District 99 - - 20,644 100.00% - - 20,644 100.00% Republican hold
District 100 11,592 100.00% - - - - 11,592 100.00% Democratic hold
District 101 - - 15,007 100.00% - - 15,007 100.00% Republican hold
District 102 - - 19,117 100.00% - - 19,117 100.00% Republican hold
District 103 7,898 100.00% - - - - 7,898 100.00% Democratic hold
District 104 5,682 70.62% 2,364 29.38% - - 8,046 100.00% Democratic hold
District 105 8,794 100.00% - - - - 8,794 100.00% Democratic hold
District 106 6,804 36.04% 12,076 63.96% - - 18,880 100.00% Republican hold
District 107 10,152 59.26% 6,980 40.74% - - 17,132 100.00% Democratic hold
District 108 - - 27,220 100.00% - - 27,220 100.00% Republican hold
District 109 14,667 100.00% - - - - 14,667 100.00% Democratic hold
District 110 17,790 100.00% - - - - 17,790 100.00% Democratic hold
District 111 16,215 100.00% - - - - 16,215 100.00% Democratic hold
District 112 - - 18,748 100.00% - - 18,748 100.00% Republican hold
District 113 - - 16,911 100.00% - - 16,911 100.00% Republican hold
District 114 - - 20,782 100.00% - - 20,782 100.00% Republican hold
District 115 10,943 100.00% - - - - 10,943 100.00% Democratic hold
District 116 11,378 100.00% - - - - 11,378 100.00% Democratic hold
District 117 8,219 100.00% - - - - 8,219 100.00% Democratic hold
District 118 9,878 100.00% - - - - 9,878 100.00% Democratic hold
District 119 12,104 100.00% - - - - 12,104 100.00% Democratic hold
District 120 11,945 100.00% - - - - 11,945 100.00% Democratic hold
District 121 - - 22,974 100.00% - - 22,974 100.00% Republican hold
District 122 - - 28,763 100.00% - - 28,763 100.00% Republican hold
District 123 - - 26,380 100.00% - - 26,380 100.00% Republican hold
District 124 12,472 100.00% - - - - 12,472 100.00% Democratic hold
District 125 11,440 100.00% - - - - 11,440 100.00% Democratic hold
District 126 - - 25,914 100.00% - - 25,914 100.00% Republican hold
District 127 - - 21,427 100.00% - - 21,427 100.00% Republican hold
District 128 9,135 62.61% 5,455 37.39% - - 14,590 100.00% Democratic hold
District 129 7,863 27.64% 20,086 70.62% 494 1.74% 28,443 100.00% Republican hold
District 130 - - 26,059 100.00% - - 26,059 100.00% Republican hold
District 131 16,183 100.00% - - - - 16,183 100.00% Democratic hold
District 132 18,559 100.00% - - - - 18,559 100.00% Democratic hold
District 133 - - 23,734 100.00% - - 23,734 100.00% Republican hold
District 134 8,906 39.70% 13,527 60.30% - - 22,433 100.00% Republican hold
District 135 - - 21,151 100.00% - - 21,151 100.00% Republican hold
District 136 - - 26,678 92.06% 2,301 7.94% 28,979 100.00% Republican hold
District 137 11,359 63.07% 6,650 36.93% - - 18,009 100.00% Democratic hold
District 138 10,274 50.46% 10,088 49.54% - - 20,362 100.00% Democratic hold
District 139 12,068 100.00% - - - - 12,068 100.00% Democratic hold
District 140 6,547 100.00% - - - - 6,547 100.00% Democratic hold
District 141 15,462 100.00% - - - - 15,462 100.00% Democratic hold
District 142 14,183 100.00% - - - - 14,183 100.00% Democratic hold
District 143 7,506 72.24% 2,884 27.76% - - 10,390 100.00% Democratic hold
District 144 - - 12,265 87.97% 1,678 12.03% 13,943 100.00% Republican hold
District 145 6,405 67.12% 3,137 32.88% - - 9,542 100.00% Democratic hold
District 146 17,374 75.95% 5,501 24.05% - - 22,875 100.00% Democratic hold
District 147 13,081 100.00% - - - - 13,081 100.00% Democratic hold
District 148 8,641 100.00% - - - - 8,641 100.00% Democratic hold
District 149 - - 10,384 100.00% - - 10,384 100.00% Republican hold
District 150 - - 19,632 100.00% - - 19,632 100.00% Republican hold
Total 1,289,275 41.29% 1,827,843 58.54% 4,473 0.16% 3,122,166 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ Barboza, David (November 29, 1996). "Republicans Strike Deep In the Heart Of Texas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rep. Stockman loses in Texas Congress runoff GOP claims majority in one house of state legislature, 1st since 1872". Baltimore Sun. December 12, 1996. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Balz, Dan (June 30, 1998). "TEXAS ELECTION STAKES HIGH FOR GOP AND DEMOCRATS". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "History". redistricting.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Bickerstaff, Steve (2020). Heath, C. Robert (ed.). Gerrymandering Texas. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-68283-073-4.
  6. ^ Bickerstaff, Heath 2020, p. 127
  7. ^ Attlesey, Sam (March 14, 1997). "Texas House OKs district boundaries Slight changes in plan would affect 3 counties". The Dallas Morning News. pp. 19.A.
  8. ^ Office of the Secretary of State (November 3, 1998). "1998 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "1998 General Election". The Texas Tribune. January 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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