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1986 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Bryant won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. John Bryant received 57,410 popular votes (58.52%). The main challenger was Tom Carter (40.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Bryant and Carter

Bryant +17.8 pts · won by 17,465 votes
John BryantDemocraticWINNER58.52%
57,410 votes
Tom CarterRepublican40.72%
39,945 votes
Bob BrewerLibertarian0.76%
749 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.