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| 2 | Texas's 21st congressional district - Election results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Republican | Lamar Smith | 169,924 | 68.9 | 11.09 |
| 5 | - | Democratic | Lainey Melnick | 65,834 | 27.9 | +3.39 |
| 6 | - | Libertarian | James Arthur Strohm | 7,687 | 3.3 | 16.7 |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 96929 | - | - |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236,284 | - | - |
| 9 | - | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: How close was Texas' 21st congressional district election?
Answer: In the Texas's 21st congressional district election, Lamar Smith defeated Lainey Melnick with 68.9 percent of the vote, with a majority of 96929 votes.