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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 128

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Tony Polumbo (D) won re-election with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Waddle (R) by 43.3 points.

Tony PolumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%17,996
Jerry WaddleRepublican
27.8%7,039
Charles GeorgeOther party
1.1%282
25,317 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

EvenD+43.31988D+21.41990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Tony Polumbo (D)Jerry Waddle (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles George (Other party), 1.1%