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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 36

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ismael Flores (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Holton (R) by 22.6 points.

Ismael FloresDemocrat · winner
61.3%14,009
Kathleen HoltonRepublican
38.7%8,835
22,844 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+45.01978D+30.61980D+9.81982R+13.51984D+10.01988D+22.61996

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