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1986 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bill Archer won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. Bill Archer received 129,673 popular votes (87.38%). The main challenger was Harry Kniffen (11.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Archer and Kniffen

Archer +75.5 pts · won by 112,038 votes
Bill ArcherRepublicanWINNER87.38%
129,673 votes
Harry KniffenDemocratic11.88%
17,635 votes
Roger PlailLibertarian0.73%
1,087 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.