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2018 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2018 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

Louie Gohmert won the 2018 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. Louie Gohmert received 168,165 popular votes (72.26%). The main challenger was Shirley J. McKellar (26.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Gohmert and McKellar

Gohmert +45.9 pts · won by 106,902 votes
Louie GohmertRepublicanWINNER72.26%
168,165 votes
Shirley J. McKellarDemocratic26.32%
61,263 votes
Jeff CallawayLibertarian1.41%
3,292 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.