1998 Texas House of Representatives election

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All 150 seats in theTexas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Pete Laney Tom Craddick Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 12, 1993 January 9, 1973 Leader's seat 85th 82nd Last election 82 68 Seats won 78 72 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 1,289,275 1,827,843 Percentage 41.29% 58.54% Swing 2.89% 3.70%
Results by seat gains Results by vote share      Democratic hold      Republican hold     Republican gain Democratic:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     ≥90% Republican:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     ≥90%
Speaker before election Pete Laney Democratic ElectedSpeaker Pete Laney Democratic

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The1998 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennialUnited States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the76th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans gained four seats from the Democrats, reducing the Democratic majority to 78 out of 150 seats.

Democrats had held control of the Texas House of Representatives sinceReconstruction despiteRepublicans winning the governorship in1994 and the Texas Senate in 1996.^[1][2] Democrats faced difficulties from the top of the ticket due to the popular Republican governorGeorge W. Bush running forreelection. Republicans sought to use Bush's coattails to gain several seats in the Texas House, increasing their chances of winning control of the chamber in2000 ahead of theredistricting that would occur the following year.^[3]

Democrats had fully controlled theredistricting process in 1991, and Republicans sued over the Texas House's map. The courts partially overhauled the map as a result of these lawsuits.^[4] Democrats codified the court's map into law in a January 1992 special session.^[5] The 1995 lawsuitThomas v. Bush further altered the maps, as the courts reached a settlement with the legislature to alter some districts for the 1996 elections. These changes, plus minor alterations to districts inWilliamson County andJefferson County, were passed into law for the 1998 election.^[4][6][7]

Republicans flipped four seats from the Democrats, failing to take control of the chamber but further narrowing the Democratic majority.^[8][9]

Summary of the November 3, 1998 Texas House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party	97	1,289,275	41.29%	78	4
	Republican Party	105	1,827,843	58.54%	72	4
	Libertarian Party	3	4,473	0.14%	0	–
	Write-in	1	575	0.02%	0	–
Total			3,122,166	100.00%	150	–

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