1998Final results
1998 election for Texas Senate District 20
Texas State Senate · Texas
Carlos Truan (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Gardner (R) by 16.2 points.
Carlos TruanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%57,298
Joe GardnerRepublican
41.9%41,338
98,636 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET