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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas House District 15

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Mike McKinney (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Kaye Applewhite (R) by 25.8 points.

Mike McKinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%17,550
Kaye ApplewhiteRepublican
37.1%10,343
27,893 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+0.11984D+25.81986D+16.81988R+5.71990R+37.91996R+39.21998

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