1994Final results
1994 election for Texas Senate District 1
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Ratliff (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating George Lavender (D) by 29.1 points.
Bill RatliffRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%101,207
George LavenderDemocrat
35.5%55,616
156,823 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET