1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 Democratic primary for Texas House District 42

Name: 1986 Democratic primary for Texas House District 42
Start: 1986-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Renato Cuellar (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Anthony Garcia (D) by 4.9 points.

Renato CuellarDemocrat · winner

52.4%5,816

Anthony GarciaDemocrat · incumbent

47.6%5,274

11,090 votes

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