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1988 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election?

Larry Combest won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election. Larry Combest received 113,068 popular votes (67.71%). The main challenger was Gerald McCathern (32.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Combest and McCathern

Combest +35.4 pts · won by 59,136 votes
Larry CombestRepublicanWINNER67.71%
113,068 votes
Gerald McCathernDemocratic32.29%
53,932 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.