1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 2
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
L. P. Patterson (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Jess Nickerson (R) by 45.6 points.
L. P. PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%25,541
Jess NickersonRepublican
27.2%9,539
35,080 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