1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 1
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Barry B. Telford (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating George Lavender (R) by 27.5 points.
Barry B. TelfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%24,728
George LavenderRepublican
36.2%14,050
38,778 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET