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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas House District 147

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Larry Evans (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating J. Fonteno (R) by 63.8 points.

Larry EvansDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%9,329
J. FontenoRepublican
18.1%2,064
11,393 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

EvenD+63.81986D+55.31992D+55.42016D+61.62018D+49.12024D+68.62026

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