1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Texas election results
Every race on Texas's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races194
Changed party7
Unopposed56%109 races
Incumbents defeated1
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | William P. Clements (R) | 6.7 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 17 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | Jim Chapman (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-2 | Charles Wilson (D) | 16.3 | |
| TX-3 | Steve Bartlett (R) | 90.0 | |
| TX-4 | Ralph M. Hall (D) | 43.3 | |
| TX-5 | John Bryant (D) | 17.8 | |
| TX-6 | Joe Barton (R) | 11.6 | |
| TX-7 | Bill Archer (R) | 75.5 | |
| TX-8 | Jack Fields (R) | 36.8 | |
| TX-9 | Jack Brooks (D) | 23.0 | |
| TX-10 | James Pickle (D) | 44.6 | |
| TX-11 | Marvin Leath (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-12 | Jim Wright (D) | 37.4 | |
| TX-13 | Beau Boulter (R) | 29.9 | |
| TX-14 | Mac Sweeney (R) | 4.7 | |
| TX-15 | Eligio de la Garza (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-16 | Ronald Coleman (D) | 31.4 | |
| TX-17 | Charles Stenholm (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-18 | Mickey Leland (D) | 80.4 | |
| TX-19 | Larry Combest (R) | 24.0 | |
| TX-20 | Henry González (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-21 | Lamar Smith (R) | 22.1 | |
| TX-22 | Thomas DeLay (R) | 43.5 | |
| TX-23 | Albert Bustamante (D) | 81.4 | |
| TX-24 | Martin Frost (D) | 34.4 | |
| TX-25 | Michael Andrews (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-26 | Richard Armey (R) | 36.2 | |
| TX-27 | Solomon Ortiz (D) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
D 13 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-5 | Kent A. Caperton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | R. E. Green (D) | 99.9 | |
| SD-7 | Don Henderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bob McFarland (R) | 86.6 | |
| SD-11 | Chet Brooks (D) | 27.6 | |
| SD-12 | Hugh Parmer (D) | 17.5 | |
| SD-13 | Craig Washington (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | John Whitmire (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | John Leedom (R) | 36.7 | |
| SD-18 | Ken Armbrister (D) | 23.3 | |
| SD-19 | Frank Tejeda (D) | 24.8 | |
| SD-21 | Judith Zaffirini (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-23 | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | 53.1 | |
| SD-25 | Bill Sims (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Hector Uribe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Tati Santiesteban (D) | Unopposed |
Texas House of Representatives
D 94 · R 56 · 6 changed party
Texas
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab