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1998 Texas U.S. House District 25 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 25 Election?

Ken Bentsen won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 25 Election. Ken Bentsen received 58,591 popular votes (57.86%). The main challenger was John M. Sanchez (41.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Bentsen and Sanchez

Bentsen +16.5 pts · won by 16,743 votes
Ken BentsenDemocraticWINNER57.86%
58,591 votes
John M. SanchezRepublican41.32%
41,848 votes
Eric AtkissonLibertarian0.82%
830 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.