1994Final results
1994 election for Texas Senate District 5
Texas State Senate · Texas
James Turner (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry T. Thornton (R) by 12.0 points.
James TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%82,541
Jerry T. ThorntonRepublican
44.0%64,875
147,416 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