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1998 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Pete Sessions won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Pete Sessions received 61,714 popular votes (55.77%). The main challenger was Victor M. Morales (43.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Sessions and Morales

Sessions +12.3 pts · won by 13,641 votes
Pete SessionsRepublicanWINNER55.77%
61,714 votes
Victor M. MoralesDemocratic43.44%
48,073 votes
Michael David NeedlemanLibertarian0.8%
880 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.