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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 27

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Dora Olivo (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Bobby E. Mills (R) by 20.9 points.

Dora OlivoDemocrat · winner
60.5%20,503
Bobby E. MillsRepublican
39.5%13,411
33,914 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

EvenR+7.61986R+2.71988D+33.81992D+20.91996D+28.02000D+25.32002

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