1988 primaries · March 1, 1988
1988 Texas State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1988 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | Richard Anderson (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-1 · Republican primary | Bill Ratliff (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Ted Lyon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Republican primary | Richard Harvey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Bill Haley (D) | 17.1 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Carl Parker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | O. H. Harris (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Chet Edwards (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Gonzalo Barrientos (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Republican primary | Matt Harnest (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | J. E. Brown (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Carlos Truan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Bob Glasgow (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 · Republican primary | Jesse Coffey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Temple Dickson (D) | 12.4 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | N. G. Garcia (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 · Republican primary | Cyndi Krier (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | John Montford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Ray Farabee (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-31 · Republican primary | Teel Bivins (R) | 36.6 |
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