1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 Texas State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Kent A. Caperton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | R. E. Green (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Don Henderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 · Republican primary | Bob McFarland (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Chet Brooks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | Bob Herman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Hugh Parmer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Republican primary | Reby Cary (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Craig Washington (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | John Whitmire (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Ken Gjemre (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | John Leedom (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | Ken Armbrister (D) | 14.0 | |
| SD-18 · Republican primary | Bill Livingston (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Frank Tejeda (D) | 8.3 | |
| SD-19 · Republican primary | Bill Siebert (R) | 56.0 | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-21 · Republican primary | Bennie Bock (R) | 26.2 | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-23 · Republican primary | Darrell Castillo (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Bill Sims (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Hector Uribe (D) | 37.2 | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | 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