1988Final results
1988 election for Texas Senate District 2
Texas State Senate · Texas
Ted Lyon (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Harvey (R) by 7.7 points.
Ted LyonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%95,255
Richard HarveyRepublican
46.1%81,561
176,816 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