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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas House District 21

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Mark Stiles (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating H. E. Coussou (R) by 25.7 points.

Mark StilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%16,228
H. E. CoussouRepublican
37.2%9,598
25,826 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+36.31980D+26.11982D+25.71986D+20.51992D+6.31998D+13.62000

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