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1986Final results

1986 election for Texas Senate District 19

Texas State Senate · Texas

Frank Tejeda (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Siebert (R) by 24.8 points.

Frank TejedaDemocrat · winner
61.7%44,642
Bill SiebertRepublican
37.0%26,743
1.3%925
72,310 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+43.51980D+30.61982D+24.81986D+5.71992D+18.32006D+7.12010

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

The candidates

Frank Tejeda (D)Bill Siebert (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael D. Slifer (Libertarian), 1.3%