1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 21
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mark Stiles (D) won with 87.6% of the vote, defeating John Preston (Nlp) by 75.2 points.
Mark StilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.6%33,377
John PrestonNatural Law
12.4%4,728
38,105 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