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1994Final results

1994 election for Texas Senate District 8

Texas State Senate · Texas

Florence Shapiro (R) won with 90.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Bertanzetti (Ind) by 84.9 points.

Florence ShapiroRepublican · winner · incumbent
90.2%156,014
Paul BertanzettiIndependent
5.3%9,247
John WawroLibertarian
4.4%7,642
172,903 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+35.11976R+42.11980R+27.72012R+2.42018R+18.22022R+18.72024

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

The candidates

Florence Shapiro (R)Paul Bertanzetti (I)

Also on the ballot: John Wawro (Libertarian), 4.4%