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2010 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 2010 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Lamar S. Smith won the 2010 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Lamar S. Smith received 162,924 popular votes (68.88%). The main challenger was Lainey Melnick (27.87%).

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

Smith +41.0 pts · won by 96,997 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER68.88%
162,924 votes
Lainey MelnickDemocratic27.87%
65,927 votes
James Arthur StrohmLibertarian3.25%
7,694 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.