| Election Name: | 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 17 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,531,234 |
| Percentage1: | 44.2% |
| Swing1: | 0.6% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 13 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,786,731 |
| Percentage2: | 51.6% |
| Swing2: | 1.3% |
The 1998 United States House of Representatives 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.[1]
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.
| 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[2] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | ||
| Republican | 1,786,731 | 51.61% | 13 | 13 | - | ||
| Democratic | 1,531,234 | 44.23% | 17 | 17 | - | ||
| Libertarian | 136,688 | 3.95% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Independent | 7,232 | 0.21% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Totals | 3,461,885 | 100.00% | 30 | 30 | — | ||
See also: Texas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Max Sandlin ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Turner ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Sam Johnson ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Pete Sessions ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Joe Barton ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 7th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 8th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Kevin Brady ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 9th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Nick Lampson ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 10th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Lloyd Doggett ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 11th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 12th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Kay Granger ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 13th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Mac Thornberry ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 14th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 15th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ruben Hinojosa ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 16th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Silvestre Reyes ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 17th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 18th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 19th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Larry Combest ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 20th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González opted to retire rather than run for re-election. He initially planned to retire prior to the end of his term, which would have led to the calling of a special election,[3] [4] but he ended up serving the entire remainder of his term.[5] His son Charlie ran for the open seat.[6]
See also: Texas's 21st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Lamar Smith ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 22nd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Tom DeLay ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 23rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Henry Bonilla ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 24th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 25th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Ken Bentsen ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 26th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Dick Armey ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 27th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Solomon Ortiz ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 28th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Frank Tejeda died on January 30, 1997, from pneumonia while being treated for a brain tumor.[7] This prompted a special election to be held, which fellow Democrat Ciro Rodriguez won in a runoff.[8] He ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 29th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Gene Green ran for re-election.
See also: Texas's 30th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson ran for re-election.