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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 91

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bill G. Carter (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Art Brender (D) by 11.7 points.

Bill G. CarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%24,161
Art BrenderDemocrat
43.4%19,020
1.4%605
43,786 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

EvenR+28.11984R+14.01986R+11.71988R+18.51990R+32.51994R+21.32006

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

The candidates

Bill G. Carter (R)Art Brender (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Buckingham Jr. (Other party), 1.4%