| 1996 Texas Congressional and Statewide Results |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
President, 37.1% in '92
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 63% Republican |
| William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (D) 43.83% |
ex-U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole (R) 48.76% |
businessman / Reform Party nominee H. Ross Perot (I) 6.75%, consumer attorney / Green Party nominee Ralph Nader (WI) 0.09%, businessman Harry Browne (L) 0.36%, Conservative Caucus founder Howard Phillips (T) 0.13%, Dr. John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.08%, Socialist Party nominee Mary Cal Hollis (WI) 0.01%, |
Senate, 60.2% in '90
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Cook Report: Leans Republican, Roll Call: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Report: Safe Incumbent, Campaign & Elections: 4:1 Republican, Politics Now: Safe Republican, |
| teacher Victor M. Morales (D) 44% |
Phil Gramm (R) 55% |
Michael Bird (L) 1%, John Huff (NL) 0%, |
1st Cong. District, Jim Chapman (D) defeated in primary for U.S. Senate, 55.3% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:4 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Democrat, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| ex-Harrison Co. Judge Max Sandlin (D) 51.6% |
attorney Ed Merritt (R) 46.7% |
Margaret A. Palms (NL) 1.7% |
2nd Cong. District, Charles Wilson (D) retiring, 56.1% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 8:7 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Democrat, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| St. Sen. Jim Turner (D) 52.2% |
ex-Woodville Mayor / dentist Brian Babin (R) 45.6% |
Henry McCullough (I) 1.2%, David Constant (L) 0.6%, Gary Hardy (NL) 0.3%, |
3rd Cong. District, 3rd term, 91% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 20:1 Republican |
| Lee Cole (D) 24.4% |
Sam Johnson (R) 73% |
consultant John Davis (L) 2.6%, John Caswell (NL) 0%, |
4th Cong. District, 8th term, 58.8% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Democrat |
| Ralph M. Hall (D) 63.8% |
Jerry Ray Hall (R) 34.3% |
'92 / '94 nominee Steven Rothacker (L) 1.5%, Enos M. Denham Jr. (NL) 0.4%, |
5th Cong. District, John Bryant (D) defeated in primary for U.S. Senate, 50.0% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 9:8 Republican, Politics Now: Toss Up, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| Attorney / ex-Dallas County Democratic chair John Pouland (D) 46.9% |
'94 nominee Pete Sessions (R) 53.1%, |
Charles Johanson (NL) 0% |
6th Cong. District, 6th term, 75.6% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:1 Republican |
| No Democrat |
Joe Barton (R) 77.1% |
T.V. producer Janet Carroll "Skeet" Richardson (I) 12.8%, Catherine A. Anderson (L), 6.9% Doug Williams (T) 3.1%, |
7th Cong. District, 13th term, unopposed in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 10:1 Republican, |
| Al J. K. Siegmund (D) 15.1% |
Bill Archer (R) 81.4% |
Gene Hsiao (I) 2.1%, Robert R. "Randy" Sims Jr. (I) 1.5%, |
8th Cong. District, 11/5/96 Open Primary, 12/10/96 Runoff, Jack Fields (R) retiring, 92% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:2 Republican, Politics Now: Safe Republican, |
| education advocate / public relations consultant Cynthia J. Newman (D) 13.6%, Robert Musemeche (D) 6% |
St. Rep. Kevin Brady (R) 41.5% / 59%, '92 nominee Dr. Gene Fontenot (R) 38.9% / 41% |
Ken Chandler (NL) 0%, Rob Thorn (L) 0%, |
9th Cong. District, 51.9% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:5 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Republican, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| Ex-Jefferson County tax assessor Nick Lampson (D) 53%, Geraldine Sam (D) |
Steve Stockman (R) 47%, |
Lynne S. Hazlip (NL) 0% |
10th Cong. District, 1st term, 56.3% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Democrat, Politics Now: Safe Democrat, |
| Lloyd Doggett (D) 56.2% |
businesswoman Teresa Doggett (R) 41.4% |
Gary Johnson (L) 1.7%, Steve Klayman (NL) 0.8%, |
11th Cong. District, 3rd term, 59.2% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:4 Democrat |
| Chet Edwards (D) 56.8% |
Waco insurance agent Jay Mathis (R) 42.4% |
Ken Hardin (NL) 0.8% |
12th Cong. District, Pete Geren (D) retiring, 68.7% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:3 Republican, Politics Now: Likely Republican, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| ex-Mayor / '90 Senate nominee Hugh Parmer (D) 41% |
ex-Fort Worth Mayor Kay Granger (R) 57.8% |
Heather Proffer (NL) 1.2% |
13th Cong. District, 1st term, 55.4% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Republican, Politics Now: Likely Republican, |
| patent attorney Samuel Brown Silverman (D) 32.2% |
William M. "Mac" Thornberry (R) 67% |
Don Harkey (NL) 0.8%, Ryan Paige (L) 0%, |
14th Cong. District, Greg Laughlin (R) defeated in Republican primary after switching parties, 55.6% in '94 as a Democrat
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 8:7 Republican, Politics Now: Toss Up, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| attny Charles "Lefty" Morris (D) 47.7% |
ex-U.S. Rep. and '88 Libertarin Presidental candidate Ron Paul (R) 51% |
Dr. Ed Fasanella (NL) 1.3%, George Harper (L) 0%, |
15th Cong. District, Kika de la Garza (D) retiring, 59% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:2 Democrat, Politics Now: Safe Democrat, |
| businessman Rubén Hinojosa (D) 62.2% |
'92 / '94 nominee / pastor / author Tom Haughey (R) 36.8% |
Robert L. Wofford (NL) 1% |
16th Cong. District, Ronald Coleman (D) retiring, 57.1% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 64% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:3 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Democrat, |
| U.S. Border Patrol official Silvestre Reyes (D) 70.6% |
businessman Rick Ledesma (R) 27.6% |
Carl Proffer (NL) 1.8% |
17th Cong. District, 9th term, 53.7% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:4 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Democrat, |
| Charles Stenholm (D) 51.7% |
dentist / rancher / ex-San Angelo City Councilman Rudy Izzard (R) 47.4% |
Richard Caro (NL) 1% |
18th Cong. District, 1st term, 11/ /96 Open Primary, 73.5% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Democrat, Politics Now: Safe Democrat, |
| Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 77%, Mike Lamson (D) 3.2% |
March primary winner Larry White (R) 10.1%, Jerry Burley (R) 5.7%, George Young (R) 3.9% |
Harold C. Thornton (NL) 0% |
19th Cong. District, 6th term, unopposed in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Republican |
| biostatistician John W. Sawyer (D) 19.6% |
Larry Combest (R) 80.4% |
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20th Cong. District, 18th term, 62.5% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Democrat |
| Henry B. Gonzalez (D) 63.7% |
research scientist James Walker (R) 34.4% |
Alejandro De Pena (L) 1.6%, Lyndon B. Felps (NL) 0.3%, |
21st Cong. District, 5th term, 90% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican,Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 10:1 Republican |
| retired accountant Gordon H. Wharton (D) 22.4% |
Lamar S. Smith (R) 76.4% |
Randy Rutenbeck (NL) 1.2% |
22nd Cong. District, 6th term, 73.7% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 10:1 Republican |
| '94 nominee / attorney Scott Douglas Cunningham (D) 31.9% |
Tom DeLay (R) 68.1% |
Lowry M. Cook (NL) 0% |
23rd Cong. District, 2nd term, 62.6% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:1 Republican |
| Attorney Charles P. Jones (D) 36.4% |
Henry Bonilla (R) 61.9% |
Linda J. Caswell (NL) 1.8% |
24th Cong. District, 9th term, 11/5/96 Open Primary, 52.8% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 50% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 6:5 Democrat, Politics Now: Toss Up, Hotline: Hot Seat, |
| Martin Frost (D) 55.8%, retiree Marion Jacob (D) 3.3% |
'94 nominee / builder Ed Harrison (R) 39.1% |
George Paul Swanson (NL) 0%, Gehrig Moreno Saldana (I) 0%, Abdul Karriem (I) 0%, law student Dale Mouton (I) 1.8%, |
25th Cong. District, 1st term, 11/5/96 Open Primary, 12/10/96 Runoff, 52.3% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's Odds: 1:1, Politics Now: Toss Up, |
| Ken Bentsen (D) 34% / 57%, ex-Houston councilwoman Beverley Clark 16.9%, |
‘92 8th Dist. Cand. Dolly Madison McKenna, 17.1%, 43% March primary winner Attny Brent Perry 13%, St. District Judge John Devine 7.1%, Dr. John M. Sanchez 7%, physician/attny Ken G. Mathis 2.8%, consultant Ron "RC" Meinke 0.8%, attny Lloyd W. Oliver 0.6%, b-woman Dotty Quinn Collins 0.4%, |
William Frels (NL/WI) 0%, Jerry Freiwirth (SW) 0.2%, |
26th Cong. District, 6th term, 76.4% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 10:1 Republican |
| physician Jerry Frankel (D) 26.4% |
Richard K. "Dick" Armey (R) 73.6% |
Carol Stevens Whittey (NL) |
27th Cong. District, 7th term, 59.4% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:1 Democrat |
| Solomon P. Ortiz (D) 64.7% |
certified public accountant Joe Gardner (R) 33.9% |
Kevin Gary Richardson (NL) 1.3% |
28th Cong. District, 70.9% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 9:1 Democrat |
| Frank Tejeda (D) 75.4% |
Mark L. Cude (R) 23.4% |
Clifford Finley (NL) 1.2% |
29th Cong. District, 2nd term, 73.4% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 3:1 Democrat |
| Gene Green (D) 67.4% |
Jack Rodriguez (R) 31.1% |
Jack W. Klinger (T) 1.5% |
30th Cong. District, 2nd term, 11/5/96 Open Primary, 72.6% in '94
D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 5:1 Democrat |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 54.6%, Dr. James L. Sweatt (D) 8.8%, redistricting plaintiff Marvin E. Crenshaw (D) 6.9%, |
hospital owner John Hendry (R) 18.3%, Lisa Ann Kitterman (R) 6.9%, |
Steve A. Hammond (I) 0.4%, Lisa Hambry (I) 3.1%, Ada Jane Granado (I) 1.1%, Robert J. Hilton (NL) 0%, |
