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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas House District 83

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Delwin Jones (R) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating Brad Clardy (Lib) by 66.0 points.

Delwin JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.0%18,119
Brad ClardyLibertarian
17.0%3,711
21,830 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+2.61988R+25.41990R+21.51992R+13.71994R+57.32004R+46.62006

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