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1998 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election?

Richard K. Armey won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election. Richard K. Armey received 120,332 popular votes (88.15%). The main challenger was Joe Turner (11.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Armey and Turner

Armey +76.3 pts · won by 104,150 votes
Richard K. ArmeyRepublicanWINNER88.15%
120,332 votes
Joe TurnerLibertarian11.85%
16,182 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.