1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 48
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Terral Smith (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Steven J. Portnoy (D) by 32.7 points.
Terral SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%42,975
Steven J. PortnoyDemocrat
32.2%21,341
Nancye MosesLibertarian
2.8%1,869
66,185 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