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1988 election for Texas House District 52

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Parker McCollough (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Randall Riley (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Parker McColloughDemocrat · winner
51.4%27,988
Randall RileyRepublican · incumbent
47.3%25,769
Michael RayOther party
1.3%687
54,444 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+33.41982R+13.21984R+5.91986D+4.11988D+21.81990R+3.71992

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

The candidates

Parker McCollough (D)Randall Riley (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael Ray (Other party), 1.3%