1986 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election?

Steve Bartlett won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election. Steve Bartlett received 143,381 popular votes (94.09%). The main challenger was Brent Barnes (4.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Bartlett and Barnes

Bartlett +90.0 pts · won by 137,113 votes

Steve Bartlett RepublicanWINNER94.09%

143,381 votes

Brent BarnesIndependent4.11%

6,268 votes

Don GoughLibertarian1.8%

2,736 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.