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1988 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 1988 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 203,989 popular votes (93.24%). The main challenger was James A. Robinson (6.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Robinson

Smith +86.5 pts · won by 189,188 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER93.24%
203,989 votes
James A. RobinsonLibertarian6.76%
14,801 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.