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1984 election for Texas House District 36

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ted Roberts (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating W. O. Harrison (D) by 13.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ted RobertsRepublican · winner
56.7%25,706
W. O. HarrisonDemocrat · incumbent
43.3%19,609
45,315 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+45.01978D+30.61980D+9.81982R+13.51984D+10.01988D+22.61996

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