1996Final results
1996 election for Texas Senate District 8
Texas State Senate · Texas
Florence Shapiro (R) won with 89.8% of the vote, defeating Randal Morgan (Lib) by 79.5 points.
Florence ShapiroRepublican · winner · incumbent
89.8%189,985
Randal MorganLibertarian
10.2%21,674
211,659 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