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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 4

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Keith Oakley (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Betty Brown (R) by 5.8 points.

Keith OakleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%20,604
Betty BrownRepublican
47.1%18,362
38,966 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+2.41990D+10.61992D+6.41994D+5.81996R+6.61998R+27.72000

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