1996 Texas U.S. House District 8 Runoff

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 8 Runoff?

Kevin Brady won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 8 Runoff. Kevin Brady received 30,366 popular votes (59.11%). The main challenger was Gene Fontenot (40.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Brady and Fontenot

Brady +18.2 pts · won by 9,362 votes
30,366 votes
21,004 votes
A runoff is held when no candidate won a majority in the first round; both rounds count toward a candidate’s career vote total. 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.