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1988 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election?

Steve Bartlett won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election. Steve Bartlett received 227,882 popular votes (81.82%). The main challenger was Blake Cowden (18.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Bartlett and Cowden

Bartlett +63.6 pts · won by 177,255 votes
Steve BartlettRepublicanWINNER81.82%
227,882 votes
Blake CowdenDemocratic18.18%
50,627 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.