1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bob Hunter (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Frank Sheffield (D) by 37.4 points.
Bob HunterRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%23,211
Frank SheffieldDemocrat
31.3%10,567
33,778 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