1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Texas House District 139
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Sylvester Turner (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis Beck (D) by 38.4 points.
Sylvester TurnerDemocrat · winner
61.4%4,666
Dennis BeckDemocrat
23.0%1,745
Gloria LanierDemocrat
15.6%1,186
7,597 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET