1996Final results

1996 election for Texas Senate District 29

Texas State Senate · Texas

Eliot Shapleigh (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Randy Berry (R) by 47.4 points.

Eliot ShapleighDemocrat · winner
73.7%89,868
Randy BerryRepublican
26.3%32,029
121,897 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+47.41996D+17.62006D+20.52010D+37.22012D+34.62020D+28.22022

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