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1984Final results

1984 election for Texas Senate District 2

Texas State Senate · Texas

Ted Lyon (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Richard Harvey (R) by 1.2 points.

Ted LyonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%87,233
Richard HarveyRepublican
49.4%85,171
172,404 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+19.01982D+1.21984D+7.71988R+13.51992D+1.21994D+4.31996

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