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1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1994 election for Texas Senate District 4

Texas State Senate · Texas

Michael L. Galloway (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Carl Parker (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Michael L. GallowayRepublican · winner
52.7%79,252
Carl ParkerDemocrat · incumbent
47.3%71,012
150,264 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

EvenR+5.51994D+10.31998R+27.12002R+37.22020R+39.92022R+16.62026

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