1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bob Hunter (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Holmes (D) by 7.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob HunterRepublican · winner
53.7%12,586
Larry HolmesDemocrat
46.3%10,843
23,429 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