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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 58

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Arlene Wohlgemuth (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard Erickson (D) by 7.8 points.

Arlene WohlgemuthRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%21,487
46.1%18,364
39,851 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+12.51990R+16.01992R+0.11994R+7.81996R+18.81998R+36.32002

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