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1988 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

Jim Chapman won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. Jim Chapman received 122,566 popular votes (62.24%). The main challenger was Horace McQueen (37.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Chapman and McQueen

Chapman +24.5 pts · won by 48,209 votes
Jim ChapmanDemocraticWINNER62.24%
122,566 votes
Horace McQueenRepublican37.76%
74,357 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.