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1984Final results

1984 election for Texas House District 138

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

David Patronella (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Doug Johnson (R) by 29.6 points.

David PatronellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%17,673
Doug JohnsonRepublican
35.2%9,605
27,278 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+8.01990D+20.71992D+13.31994D+2.01996D+0.91998D+24.82000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET