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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 106

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ray Allen (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating J. David Gutierrez (D) by 18.2 points.

Ray AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%18,774
40.9%13,001
31,775 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

EvenD+18.21990R+9.81992R+19.01994R+18.21996R+27.91998R+16.42000

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