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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 75

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Gilberto Serna (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating James Barnett (R) by 36.4 points.

Gilberto SernaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%15,895
James BarnettRepublican
31.8%7,409
23,304 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+25.21986D+13.31990D+36.41996D+46.51998D+31.42006D+42.72008

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