1996Final results
1996 election for Texas Senate District 2
Texas State Senate · Texas
David Cain (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Reese (R) by 4.3 points.
David CainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%82,580
Bob ReeseRepublican
47.8%75,704
158,284 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET