1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1998 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 16
Races16
Changed party3
Unopposed56%9 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 7 · R 9
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Bill Ratliff (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | David Bernsen (D) | 10.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Steve Ogden (R) | 11.3 | Flipped |
| SD-6 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Mike Jackson (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-13 | Rodney Ellis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | John Carona (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | J. E. Brown (R) | 41.2 | |
| SD-18 | Ken Armbrister (D) | 18.9 | |
| SD-19 | Frank Madla (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Carlos Truan (D) | 16.2 | |
| SD-22 | David Sibley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Royce West (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Robert L. Duncan (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-30 | Tom Haywood (R) | 25.3 | |
| SD-31 | Teel Bivins (R) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner