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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 59

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Allen Place (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Becky Farrar (R) by 0.0 points.

Allen PlaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.6%15,399
Becky FarrarRepublican
49.6%15,387
0.8%263
31,049 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

EvenR+21.61988R+18.51990Even1996D+8.91998R+8.82000R+13.52002

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

The candidates

Allen Place (D)Becky Farrar (R)

Also on the ballot: P. C. Wisdom Hanes (Natural Law), 0.8%