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1988 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Bryant won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. John Bryant received 95,376 popular votes (60.73%). The main challenger was Lon Williams (38.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Bryant and Williams

Bryant +22.6 pts · won by 35,499 votes
John BryantDemocraticWINNER60.73%
95,376 votes
Lon WilliamsRepublican38.13%
59,877 votes
Kenneth AshbyLibertarian1.14%
1,786 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.