1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Texas election results
Every race on Texas's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races194
Changed party11
Unopposed45%87 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | George H.w. Bush (R) | 12.6 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | 19.2 |
U.S. House
D 19 · R 8 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | Jim Chapman (D) | 24.5 | |
| TX-2 | Charles Wilson (D) | 75.3 | |
| TX-3 | Steve Bartlett (R) | 63.6 | |
| TX-4 | Ralph M. Hall (D) | 34.3 | |
| TX-5 | John Bryant (D) | 22.6 | |
| TX-6 | Joe Barton (R) | 35.3 | |
| TX-7 | Bill Archer (R) | 58.3 | |
| TX-8 | Jack Fields (R) | Unopposed | |
| TX-9 | Jack Brooks (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-10 | James Pickle (D) | 86.9 | |
| TX-11 | Marvin Leath (D) | 90.7 | |
| TX-12 | Jim Wright (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-13 | William Sarpalius (D) | 4.9 | Flipped |
| TX-14 | Gregory Laughlin (D) | 7.3 | Flipped |
| TX-15 | Eligio de la Garza (D) | 87.7 | |
| TX-16 | Ronald Coleman (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-17 | Charles Stenholm (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-18 | Mickey Leland (D) | 85.8 | |
| TX-19 | Larry Combest (R) | 35.4 | |
| TX-20 | Henry González (D) | 43.2 | |
| TX-21 | Lamar Smith (R) | 86.5 | |
| TX-22 | Thomas DeLay (R) | 36.1 | |
| TX-23 | Albert Bustamante (D) | 31.0 | |
| TX-24 | Martin Frost (D) | 85.2 | |
| TX-25 | Michael Andrews (D) | 43.7 | |
| TX-26 | Richard Armey (R) | 38.5 | |
| TX-27 | Solomon Ortiz (D) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
D 10 · R 5 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Bill Ratliff (R) | 1.4 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | Ted Lyon (D) | 7.7 | |
| SD-3 | Bill Haley (D) | 87.5 | |
| SD-4 | Carl Parker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | O. H. Harris (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Chet Edwards (D) | 87.2 | |
| SD-14 | Gonzalo Barrientos (D) | 36.1 | |
| SD-17 | J. E. Brown (R) | 79.4 | |
| SD-20 | Carlos Truan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Bob Glasgow (D) | 11.3 | |
| SD-24 | Temple Dickson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Cyndi Krier (R) | 11.8 | |
| SD-28 | John Montford (D) | 88.8 | |
| SD-30 | Steven Carriker (D) | 18.6 | |
| SD-31 | Teel Bivins (R) | 22.3 | Flipped |
Texas House of Representatives
D 93 · R 57 · 7 changed party
Texas
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; MIT Election Data and Science Lab