1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Texas Senate District 4
Texas State Senate · Texas
David Bernsen (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Galloway (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David BernsenDemocrat · winner
55.2%76,540
Michael L. GallowayRepublican · incumbent
44.8%62,237
138,777 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