Elections / 1996 · House · TX-01
TX-01 — 1996 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1996 US House electionTX-01 · U.S. HouseSandlinD+4.8
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Max Sandlin ✓Democrat | 51.6% | 102,697 |
|---|---|---|
| Ed MerrittRepublican | 46.7% | 93,105 |
| Margaret A PalmsIndependent | 1.7% | 3,368 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 1996 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
TX-01 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 258,523 | |
| 2022 | R | 234,662 | |
| 2020 | R | 302,742 | |
| 2018 | R | 232,720 | |
| 2016 | R | 260,409 | |
| 2014 | R | 148,560 | |
| 2012 | R | 249,658 | |
| 2010 | R | 144,209 | |
| 2008 | R | 215,826 | |
| 2006 | R | 153,070 | |
| 2004 | R | 255,507 | |
| 2002 | D | 153,038 | |
| 2000 | D | 211,848 | |
| 1998 | D | 135,979 | |
| 1996 | D | 199,170 | |
| 1994 | D | 156,392 | |
| 1992 | D | 152,209 | |
| 1990 | D | 146,195 | |
| 1988 | D | 196,923 | |
| 1986 | D | 84,445 | |
| 1984 | D | 139,829 | |
| 1982 | D | 103,283 | |
| 1980 | D | 137,665 | |
| 1978 | D | 94,408 | |
| 1976 | D | 161,718 |
Same ballot, 1996TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.