1988Final results

1988 election for Texas Senate District 14

Texas State Senate · Texas

Gonzalo Barrientos (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Matt Harnest (R) by 36.1 points.

Gonzalo BarrientosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%163,130
Matt HarnestRepublican
30.5%74,694
Gary JohnsonLibertarian
2.9%7,196
245,020 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+43.71982D+18.81984D+36.11988D+38.71992D+9.62002D+25.12010

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

The candidates

Gonzalo Barrientos (D)Matt Harnest (R)

Also on the ballot: Gary Johnson (Libertarian), 2.9%