DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Allen Ross Hightower Jr.
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 18 (1982–1998). Ran in 12 elections between 1982 and 1996, winning 11.
- Last margin
- +20.3
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 12
- 1982–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Hightower was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Hightower has run
Margin: how far Hightower finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Richard S. Ohendalski (R) | 60.1% | D+20.3 |
| 1994 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Earl Carter (R) | 66.8% | D+33.5 |
| 1992 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Texas House of Representatives, District 18 | Primary | Lost | Mac Woodward (D), Larry Browder (D) | 38.9% | +7.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hightower has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 18 · 1982–1998
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hightower has run against
- Richard S. Ohendalski (R) · 1996 election, won
- Earl Carter (R) · 1994 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive