1986Final results
1986 election for Texas House District 5
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bill Hollowell (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Lynda Mulanax (R) by 9.1 points.
Bill HollowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%15,782
Lynda MulanaxRepublican
45.5%13,154
28,936 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET