He ran again in 1986 and won a contested GOP primary against U.S. Representative Thomas Loeffler of New Braunfels , the seat of Comal County , and former Democratic turned Republican Congressman Kent Hance of Lubbock .
He ran again in 1986 and won a primary against U.S. Representative Thomas Loeffler of New Braunfels and former Democratic turned Republican Congressman Kent Hance of Lubbock .