1986Final results
1986 election for Texas Senate District 16
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Leedom (R) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Ken Gjemre (D) by 36.7 points.
John LeedomRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.4%72,397
Ken GjemreDemocrat
31.6%33,512
105,909 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