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1996 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election
Texas · 3 candidates
Smith +54.0 pts · won by 145,492 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER76.43%
205,830 votes
Gordon H. WhartonDemocratic22.4%
60,338 votes
Randy Rutenbecknatural law1.17%
3,139 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).