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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 105

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bill Blackwood (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Curry (D) by 14.8 points.

Bill BlackwoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%16,648
42.0%12,310
Don GoughOther party
1.3%375
29,333 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+14.81988D+0.91994D+26.51996D+27.32000R+18.42004R+14.02006

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

The candidates

Bill Blackwood (R)Richard Curry (D)

Also on the ballot: Don Gough (Other party), 1.3%