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1986 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election?

Mickey Leland won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election. Mickey Leland received 63,335 popular votes (90.2%). The main challenger was Joanne Kuniansky (9.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Leland and Kuniansky

Leland +80.4 pts · won by 56,451 votes
Mickey LelandDemocraticWINNER90.2%
63,335 votes
Joanne KunianskyIndependent9.8%
6,884 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.