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1992 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1992 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 1992 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 190,979 popular votes (72.16%). The main challenger was James M. Gaddy (23.74%).

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

Smith +48.4 pts · won by 128,152 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER72.16%
190,979 votes
James M. GaddyDemocratic23.74%
62,827 votes
William E. GrishamLibertarian4.1%
10,847 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.