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1984 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1984 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election?

Richard K. Armey won the 1984 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election. Richard K. Armey received 126,641 popular votes (51.25%). The main challenger was Tom Vandergriff (48.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Armey and Vandergriff

Armey +2.5 pts · won by 6,190 votes
Richard K. ArmeyRepublicanWINNER51.25%
126,641 votes
Tom VandergriffDemocratic48.75%
120,451 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.