1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Texas House District 75
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Gary Watkins (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Powers (R) by 25.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary WatkinsDemocrat · winner
62.6%12,497
Carolyn PowersRepublican
37.4%7,472
19,969 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