1985 Texas's 1st congressional district special election
The 1985 United States House of Representatives special election in Texas's 1st congressional district was held on June 29, 1985 to select the successor to Sam B. Hall (D) who was appointed as a U.S. District Judge by President Ronald Reagan. Since no candidate received an outright majority during the first round, a special runoff was held on August 3, 1985. Republicans saw this special election as a prime opportunity to demonstrate the political realignment of East Texas, as the district had supported Republicans Ronald Reagan and Phil Gramm in 1984. Gramm had arranged Hall's appointment to the judiciary in an attempt to see a Republican elected from the area.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Edd Hargett | 29,720 | 42.02% | |
| Democratic | Jim Chapman | 21,382 | 30.23% | |
| Democratic | Sam W. Russell | 13,090 | 18.51% | |
| Democratic | Jim McWilliams | 3,410 | 4.82% | |
| Democratic | Billy W. Flanagan | 2,270 | 3.21% | |
| Democratic | Carl Brown | 416 | 0.59% | |
| Democratic | Warren G. Harding | 305 | 0.43% | |
| Independent | Freddie John Wieder | 130 | 0.18% | |
| Total votes | 70,723 | 100% | ||
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