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1988 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Charles Wilson won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 2 Election. Charles Wilson received 145,614 popular votes (87.67%). The main challenger was Gary W. Nelson (12.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Wilson and Nelson

Wilson +75.3 pts · won by 125,139 votes
Charles WilsonDemocraticWINNER87.67%
145,614 votes
Gary W. NelsonLibertarian12.33%
20,475 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.