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 Runoff county results
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After incumbent congressmanFrank Tejeda died of brain cancer soon after the congressional elections, aspecial election was held to fillTexas'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 RepresentativeCiro Rodriguez.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ciro Rodriguez | 14,018 | 46.12% | |
| Democratic | Juan F. Solis III | 8,056 | 26.51% | |
| Republican | Mark Cude | 2,452 | 8.07% | |
| Democratic | Carlos Uresti | 1,345 | 4.43% | |
| Republican | John P. Kelly | 1,229 | 4.04% | |
| Democratic | Lauro Bustamante | 819 | 2.70% | |
| Democratic | John A. Traeger | 718 | 2.36% | |
| Republican | Narciso Mendoza | 621 | 2.04% | |
| Democratic | Phil Ross | 376 | 1.24% | |
| Democratic | Mike Pacheco | 231 | 0.76% | |
| Republican | Oliver Lowell Blair | 168 | 0.55% | |
| Democratic | Patrick A. Mason | 158 | 0.52% | |
| Independent | Robert Cantu | 82 | 0.27% | |
| Democratic | Michael Idrogo | 64 | 0.21% | |
| Total votes | 30,394 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ciro Rodriguez | 19,992 | 66.68% | ||
| Democratic | Juan F. Solis III | 9,990 | 33.32% | ||
| Total votes | 29,982 | 100% | |||
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