1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 3
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed50%8 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 14 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-4 | Carl Parker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | William T. Moore (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Gene Jones (D) | 12.3 | |
| SD-8 | O. H. Harris (R) | 35.1 | |
| SD-9 | Ron Clower (D) | 21.2 | |
| SD-13 | Walter H. Mengden Jr. (R) | 39.4 | |
| SD-15 | Jack Ogg (D) | 20.0 | |
| SD-16 | Bill Braecklein (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-17 | A. R. Schwartz (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | William Patman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Glenn H. Kothmann (D) | 57.0 | |
| SD-20 | Carlos Truan (D) | 25.1 | |
| SD-22 | Tom Creighton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Grant Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Tati Santiesteban (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Max Sherman (D) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner