1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Texas House District 53
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Hugh D. Shine (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John Messer (D) by 6.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Hugh D. ShineRepublican · winner
53.1%9,418
John MesserDemocrat
46.9%8,323
17,741 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