Martin Frost

U.S. Representative
Born
January 1, 1942
Current age
84
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1978–2004
12-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Frost1.1M
Opponents619,314
13
Elections run

Between 1978 and 2004, Martin Frost ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 12 and losing 1. Frost's biggest single-election total was 135,794 votes, in the 1988 U.S. House election in Texas's District 24. Frost's closest win came in the 1978 U.S. House election in Texas's District 24, decided by 5,887 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 32, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 24, or all 2004 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Martin Frost received?

Martin Frost has received 1,084,115 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–1.

Election history

Martin Frost’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2004U.S. HouseTexasLost89,03044.02%Pete Sessions
Michael David Needleman
2002U.S. HouseTexasWon73,00264.66%Mike Rivera Ortega
Kenneth Ashby
2000U.S. HouseTexasWon103,15261.79%James Bryndan Wright
Robert Worthington
1998U.S. HouseTexasWon56,32157.48%Shawn Terry
George Arias

David A. Stover
1994U.S. HouseTexasWon65,01952.83%Ed Harrison
1992U.S. HouseTexasWon104,17459.8%Steve Masterson
1990U.S. HouseTexasWon86,297100%
1988U.S. HouseTexasWon135,79492.61%Leo Sadovy
1986U.S. HouseTexasWon69,36867.22%Bob Burk (head-to-head)
1984U.S. HouseTexasWon105,21059.47%Bob Burk (head-to-head)
1982U.S. HouseTexasWon63,85772.85%Lucy Patterson
David Guier
1980U.S. HouseTexasWon93,69061.29%Clay Smothers
1978U.S. HouseTexasWon39,20154.06%Leo Berman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000392) and Wikidata (Q1903813). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Martin Frost: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/martin-frost. 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.