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1996Final results

1996 election for Texas Senate District 3

Texas State Senate · Texas

Drew Nixon (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry K. Johnson (D) by 0.2 points.

Drew NixonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.1%104,222
49.9%103,835
208,057 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+4.71994R+0.21996R+21.32000R+57.72018R+56.32022R+39.02026

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