1996 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 205,830 popular votes (76.43%). The main challenger was Gordon H. Wharton (22.4%).

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

Smith +54.0 pts · won by 145,492 votes

Lamar S. Smith RepublicanWINNER76.43%

205,830 votes

Gordon H. Wharton Democratic22.4%

60,338 votes

Randy Rutenbecknatural law1.17%

3,139 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.