1986Final results
1986 election for Texas House District 81
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Gavin (D) won with 99.8% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Vailes (Oth) by 99.6 points.
John GavinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
99.8%15,439
Donald J. VailesOther party
0.2%32
15,471 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