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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas House District 14

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Richard Smith (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating John D. Seaman (D) by 33.9 points.

Richard SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%15,885
33.1%7,843
23,728 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+9.01984R+33.91986R+6.41990R+23.92012R+39.62014R+12.82018

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