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1986 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Charles Wilson won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election. Charles Wilson received 78,529 popular votes (56.76%). The main challenger was Julian Gordon (40.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Wilson and Gordon

Wilson +16.3 pts · won by 22,543 votes
Charles WilsonDemocraticWINNER56.76%
78,529 votes
Julian GordonRepublican40.47%
55,986 votes
Sam I. ParadiceIndependent2.77%
3,838 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.