1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Texas House District 96
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mike Millsap (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Ware (R) by 16.2 points.
Mike MillsapDemocrat · winner
58.1%15,239
Bob WareRepublican · incumbent
41.9%10,985
26,224 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET