1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 83
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Delwin Jones (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Floyd Holder (D) by 2.6 points.
Delwin JonesRepublican · winner
50.7%12,632
Floyd HolderDemocrat
48.0%11,975
Brad ClardyOther party
1.3%318
24,925 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