This is the 1996 race. The latest: 2026 →

1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 107

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Harryette B. Ehrhardt (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Ernest Leonard (R) by 19.5 points.

Harryette B. EhrhardtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%16,238
Ernest LeonardRepublican
38.6%10,795
Steven MayLibertarian
2.5%688
Charles R. BakerNatural Law
0.9%245
27,966 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+8.51994D+19.51996D+18.51998D+18.82000R+16.82002D+3.42006

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

The candidates

Harryette B. Ehrhardt (D)Ernest Leonard (R)

Also on the ballot: Steven May (Libertarian), 2.5%; Charles R. Baker (Natural Law), 0.9%