1986Final results
1986 election for Texas House District 26
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim Tallas (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Fishel (D) by 37.6 points.
Jim TallasRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%20,025
Jerry FishelDemocrat
31.2%9,087
29,112 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET