1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 61
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ben Campbell (R) won re-election with 60.6% of the vote, defeating W. Tip Hall Jr. (D) by 21.3 points.
Ben CampbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%30,543
W. Tip Hall Jr.Democrat
39.4%19,833
50,376 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)