1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 47
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Terry Keel (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating John Lindell (D) by 39.6 points.
Terry KeelRepublican · winner
69.0%51,953
John LindellDemocrat
29.3%22,106
John SternNatural Law
1.7%1,287
75,346 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