1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 6
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed44%7 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 13 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-5 | Kent A. Caperton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | R. E. Green (D) | 99.9 | |
| SD-7 | Don Henderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bob McFarland (R) | 86.6 | |
| SD-11 | Chet Brooks (D) | 27.6 | |
| SD-12 | Hugh Parmer (D) | 17.5 | |
| SD-13 | Craig Washington (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | John Whitmire (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | John Leedom (R) | 36.7 | |
| SD-18 | Ken Armbrister (D) | 23.3 | |
| SD-19 | Frank Tejeda (D) | 24.8 | |
| SD-21 | Judith Zaffirini (D) | 4.2 | |
| SD-23 | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | 53.1 | |
| SD-25 | Bill Sims (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Hector Uribe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Tati Santiesteban (D) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner