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1994Final results

1994 election for Texas Senate District 21

Texas State Senate · Texas

Judith Zaffirini (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Fernando Cantu (R) by 37.1 points.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%71,029
Fernando CantuRepublican
31.5%32,624
103,653 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

EvenD+4.21986D+36.61990D+37.11994D+32.61996D+32.92000D+39.12008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET