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1986 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 100,346 popular votes (60.61%). The main challenger was Pete Snelson (38.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Snelson

Smith +22.1 pts · won by 36,567 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER60.61%
100,346 votes
Pete SnelsonDemocratic38.52%
63,779 votes
James A. RobinsonLibertarian0.86%
1,432 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.