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1998 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election?

Larry Combest won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 19 Election. Larry Combest received 108,266 popular votes (83.65%). The main challenger was Sidney Blankenship (16.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Combest and Blankenship

Combest +67.3 pts · won by 87,104 votes
Larry CombestRepublicanWINNER83.65%
108,266 votes
Sidney BlankenshipDemocratic16.35%
21,162 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.