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1998 Texas U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 9 Election?

Nick Lampson won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 9 Election. Nick Lampson received 86,055 popular votes (63.67%). The main challenger was Tom Cottar (36.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Lampson and Cottar

Lampson +27.3 pts · won by 36,948 votes
Nick LampsonDemocraticWINNER63.67%
86,055 votes
Tom CottarRepublican36.33%
49,107 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.