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1988 Texas U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 20 Election?

Henry B. Gonzalez won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 20 Election. Henry B. Gonzalez received 94,527 popular votes (70.7%). The main challenger was Lee Travino (27.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Gonzalez and Travino

Gonzalez +43.2 pts · won by 57,726 votes
Henry B. GonzalezDemocraticWINNER70.7%
94,527 votes
Lee TravinoRepublican27.53%
36,801 votes
Theresa S. DoyleLibertarian1.77%
2,368 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.