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1986 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election?

J. J. Jake Pickle won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election. J. J. Jake Pickle received 135,863 popular votes (72.32%). The main challenger was Carole Keeton Rylander (27.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Pickle and Rylander

Pickle +44.6 pts · won by 83,863 votes
J. J. Jake PickleDemocraticWINNER72.32%
135,863 votes
Carole Keeton RylanderRepublican27.68%
52,000 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.