1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 8
Races15
Changed party2
Unopposed27%4 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 10 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Bill Ratliff (R) | 1.4 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | Ted Lyon (D) | 7.7 | |
| SD-3 | Bill Haley (D) | 87.5 | |
| SD-4 | Carl Parker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | O. H. Harris (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Chet Edwards (D) | 87.2 | |
| SD-14 | Gonzalo Barrientos (D) | 36.1 | |
| SD-17 | J. E. Brown (R) | 79.4 | |
| SD-20 | Carlos Truan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Bob Glasgow (D) | 11.3 | |
| SD-24 | Temple Dickson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Cyndi Krier (R) | 11.8 | |
| SD-28 | John Montford (D) | 88.8 | |
| SD-30 | Steven Carriker (D) | 18.6 | |
| SD-31 | Teel Bivins (R) | 22.3 | Flipped |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner