1996Final results
1996 election for Texas Senate District 21
Texas State Senate · Texas
Judith Zaffirini (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating James C. Whitworth (R) by 32.6 points.
Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%91,956
James C. WhitworthRepublican
33.7%46,698
138,654 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