| Election Name: | 1997 Texas's 28th congressional district special election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 28 |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas#District 28 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Election Date: | April 12, 1997 |
| Nominee1: | Ciro Rodriguez |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,992 |
| Percentage1: | 66.7% |
| Nominee2: | Juan F. Solis III |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,990 |
| Percentage2: | 33.3% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Frank Tejeda |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ciro Rodriguez |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After incumbent congressman Frank Tejeda died of brain cancer soon after the congressional elections, a special election was held to fill Texas's 28th congressional district. Since no candidate received an outright majority during the first round on March 15, a special runoff was held on April 12, 1997, which was won by State Representative Ciro Rodriguez.