The 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 8, 1988, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.^[1]

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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 1986 November 8, 1988 1990 →
All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 17 10 Seats won 19 8 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,735,940 1,834,135 Percentage 58.6% 39.3% Swing 1.6% 2.7%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Republican   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

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These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1988, the United States House elections in other states, the presidential election, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, flipping two seats from the Republicans, increasing their majority to nineteen out of twenty seven seats.^[2]