1986 Texas Senate election
November 4, 1986
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Senate results by district Democratic hold Republican hold | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 State Senate. The winners of this election served in the 70th Texas Legislature.
Background
Democrats had controlled the Texas Senate since the 1872 elections.
Results
Democrats maintained their supermajority in the chamber, winning 25 seats to the Republicans' 6.[1] The Senate had its most female members in its history up to that point with newly-elected Senators Eddie Bernice Johnson and Judith Zaffirini joining Cyndi Taylor Krier in the chamber.[2]
Results by district
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 5 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 52,051 | 99.94% | - | - | 29 | 0.06% | 52,080 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 7 | - | - | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 10 | - | - | 97,690 | 93.28% | 7,036 | 6.72% | 104,726 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 11 | 54,256 | 63.82% | 30,762 | 36.18% | - | - | 85,018 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 12 | 67,299 | 58.76% | 47,233 | 41.24% | - | - | 114,532 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 13 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 15 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 16 | 33,512 | 31.64% | 72,397 | 68.36% | - | - | 105,909 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 18 | 76,723 | 61.63% | 47,771 | 38.37% | - | - | 124,494 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 19 | 44,642 | 61.74% | 26,743 | 36.98% | 925 | 1.28% | 72,310 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 21 | 59,153 | 51.94% | 54,736 | 48.06% | - | - | 113,889 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 23 | 61,538 | 76.57% | 18,832 | 23.43% | - | - | 80,370 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 25 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 27 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 29 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100.00% | Source:[2] |
References
Further reading
- Kingston, Mike (1987). Texas Almanac, 1988-1989. Dallas, Texas: The Dallas Morning News. pp. 427–428. ISBN 0-914511-04-1. LCCN 10-3390.