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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas Senate District 11

Texas State Senate · Texas

Chet Brooks (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Herman (R) by 27.6 points.

Chet BrooksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%54,256
Bob HermanRepublican
36.2%30,762
85,018 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

EvenD+10.51990R+3.01992R+11.21994R+14.21998R+15.32008R+32.02012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET