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1996 Texas U.S. House District 25 Runoff

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Who won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 25 Runoff?

Ken Bentsen won the 1996 Texas U.S. House District 25 Runoff. Ken Bentsen received 29,396 popular votes (57.32%). The main challenger was Dolly Madison McKenna (42.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Bentsen and McKenna

Bentsen +14.6 pts · won by 7,504 votes
Ken BentsenDemocraticWINNER57.32%
29,396 votes
Dolly Madison McKennaRepublican42.68%
21,892 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.