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1998 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election?

Ruben Hinojosa won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election. Ruben Hinojosa received 47,957 popular votes (58.36%). The main challenger was Tom Haughey (41.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Hinojosa and Haughey

Hinojosa +16.7 pts · won by 13,736 votes
Ruben HinojosaDemocraticWINNER58.36%
47,957 votes
Tom HaugheyRepublican41.64%
34,221 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.