1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 1
Texas State Senate · Texas
Richard Anderson (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Smith (D) by 10.2 points.
Richard AndersonDemocrat · winner
55.1%51,328
Mike SmithDemocrat
44.9%41,791
93,119 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET