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1998 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 165,047 popular votes (91.38%). The main challenger was Jeffrey Charles Blunt (8.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Blunt

Smith +82.8 pts · won by 149,486 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER91.38%
165,047 votes
Jeffrey Charles BluntLibertarian8.62%
15,561 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.