1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 116
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Leo G. Alvarado (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Donald D. Varella (R) by 40.3 points.
Leo G. AlvaradoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%17,858
Donald D. VarellaRepublican
29.8%7,598
25,456 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