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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas House District 4

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Keith Oakley (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Don Washburn (R) by 11.0 points.

Keith OakleyDemocrat · winner
55.5%14,946
Don WashburnRepublican
44.5%11,990
26,936 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+11.31984D+11.01986D+11.61988D+2.41990D+10.61992D+6.41994

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