1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas House District 86
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Smithee (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating J. McBride (D) by 38.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John SmitheeRepublican · winner
69.2%27,933
J. McBrideDemocrat
30.8%12,457
40,390 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET