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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 97

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Anna Mowery (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating R. G. Bowman (D) by 38.4 points.

Anna MoweryRepublican · winner
69.2%33,988
R. G. BowmanDemocrat
30.8%15,143
49,131 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+13.71976D+14.71978D+22.51980R+38.41988R+38.91992R+44.41994

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