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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 126

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Barry Connelly (R) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Barthlow (Lib) by 75.8 points.

Barry ConnellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
87.9%40,811
12.1%5,614
46,425 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+32.22006R+21.02008R+36.32010R+18.82016R+9.72018R+6.62020

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