1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 37
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Rene O. Oliveira (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Philip Thomas Cowen (R) by 38.9 points.
Rene O. OliveiraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%13,034
Philip Thomas CowenRepublican
30.6%5,740
18,774 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