1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Texas House District 138
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David Patronella (D) won with 88.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas V. Kelly (D) by 77.9 points.
David PatronellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.9%5,430
Thomas V. KellyDemocrat
11.1%676
6,106 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET