1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 26
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Charlie Howard (R) won with 86.1% of the vote, defeating Diane Prather (Nlp) by 72.1 points.
Charlie HowardRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.1%41,931
Diane PratherNatural Law
13.9%6,790
48,721 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