1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 139
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Sylvester Turner (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Lewis Cook (R) by 18.5 points.
Sylvester TurnerDemocrat · winner
58.6%16,323
Lewis CookRepublican
40.1%11,166
Michael BissellOther party
1.3%374
27,863 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET