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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 51

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Glen Maxey (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating David Blakely (R) by 47.8 points.

Glen MaxeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%21,300
David BlakelyRepublican
24.0%7,113
Dan WolfeNatural Law
4.2%1,254
29,667 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+47.91982D+40.41992D+37.51994D+47.81996D+46.81998D+56.02010

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

The candidates

Glen Maxey (D)David Blakely (R)

Also on the ballot: Dan Wolfe (Natural Law), 4.2%