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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 4

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Keith Oakley (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Ray Myers (R) by 11.6 points.

Keith OakleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%23,711
Ray MyersRepublican
44.2%18,765
42,476 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+11.31984D+11.01986D+11.61988D+2.41990D+10.61992D+6.41994

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