Larry Combest

U.S. Representative
Born
March 20, 1945
Current age
81
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1984–2002
10-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Combest1.2M
Opponents303,171
10
Elections run

Between 1984 and 2002, Larry Combest ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Combest's biggest single-election total was 170,319 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Texas's District 19. Combest's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Texas's District 19, decided by 26,566 votes.

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How many votes has Larry Combest received?

Larry Combest has received 1,203,648 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Larry Combest’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon117,09291.64%Larry Johnson
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon170,31991.62%John Turnbow
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon108,26683.65%Sidney Blankenship
1996U.S. HouseTexasWon156,91080.37%John W. Sawyer
1994U.S. HouseTexasWon120,641100%
1992U.S. HouseTexasWon162,05777.4%Terry Lee Moser
1990U.S. HouseTexasWon83,795100%
1988U.S. HouseTexasWon113,06867.71%Gerald McCathern (head-to-head)
1986U.S. HouseTexasWon68,69561.99%Gerald McCathern (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseTexasWon102,80558.13%Don R. Richards
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000653) and Wikidata (Q1661379). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Larry Combest: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/larry-combest. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.