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1996 election for Texas House District 9

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Wayne Christian (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Judy McDonald (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Wayne ChristianRepublican · winner
50.5%20,979
49.5%20,549
41,528 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+13.71990R+1.01996R+15.71998R+10.82000R+9.82002R+13.82004

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