1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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All 27 Texas seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 17 10 Seats won 17 10 Seat change Popular vote 1,716,978 1,263,413 Percentage 57.0% 42.0% Swing 0.6% 0.3%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90>% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

The1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 4, 1986, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to theUnited States House of Representatives.Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the1980 United States census.^[1]

These elections occurred simultaneously with theUnited States Senate elections of 1986, theUnited States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, butRepublicans retained the four seats they gained in1984 under the coattails ofRonald Reagan'sre-election.^[2]

Incumbent DemocratSam B. Hall resigned to become aU.S. District Judge.^[4] This prompted aspecial election to be held. Republicans saw this special election as a prime opportunity to demonstrate the political realignment ofEast Texas, as the district had supported RepublicansRonald Reagan andPhil Gramm in1984. Gramm had arranged Hall's appointment to the judiciary in an attempt to see a Republican elected from the area.^[5] In the end, however, DemocratJim Chapman narrowly won the election in a runoff.^[6][7] He ran for re-election unopposed.

Incumbent DemocratCharlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanSteve Bartlett ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratRalph Hall ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratJohn Wiley Bryant ran for re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanJoe Barton ran for re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanBill Archer ran for re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanJack Fields ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratJack Brooks ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratJ. J. Pickle ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratMarvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed.

Incumbent DemocratJim Wright ran for re-election. He was subsequently electedSpeaker of the House.^[8][9]

Incumbent RepublicanBeau Boulter ran for re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanMac Sweeney ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratKika de la Garza ran for re-election unopposed.

Incumbent DemocratRonald D. Coleman ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratCharles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.

Incumbent DemocratMickey Leland ran for re-election.

Incumbent RepublicanLarry Combest ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratHenry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.

Incumbent RepublicanTom Loeffler retired torun for governor.^[2][10]

Incumbent RepublicanTom DeLay ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratAlbert Bustamante ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratMartin Frost ran for re-election.

Incumbent DemocratMichael A. Andrews ran for re-election unopposed.

Incumbent RepublicanDick Armey ran for re-election. Former representativeTom Vandergriff had considered running to regain the seat he had previously held from 1983 to 1985, but he ultimately declined.^[11]

Incumbent DemocratSolomon Ortiz ran for re-election unopposed.

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