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1986 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election?

Richard K. Armey won the 1986 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election. Richard K. Armey received 101,735 popular votes (68.1%). The main challenger was George Richardson (31.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Armey and Richardson

Armey +36.2 pts · won by 54,084 votes
Richard K. ArmeyRepublicanWINNER68.1%
101,735 votes
George RichardsonDemocratic31.9%
47,651 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.