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1998 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election?

Solomon P. Ortiz won the 1998 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election. Solomon P. Ortiz received 61,638 popular votes (63.28%). The main challenger was Erol A. Stone (35.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Ortiz and Stone

Ortiz +28.1 pts · won by 27,354 votes
Solomon P. OrtizDemocraticWINNER63.28%
61,638 votes
Erol A. StoneRepublican35.2%
34,284 votes
Mark G. PretzLibertarian1.52%
1,476 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.