1986 Texas Senate election

none September 2025 1986 Texas Senate election no Texas Democratic Party 25 25 Texas legislative 1984 Texas Senate election 1984 1988 Texas Senate election 1988 16 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate 16 November 4, 1986 Republican Party of Texas 6 10 6 TxSen1986Results.svg Senate results by district#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election President Pro Tempore Democratic Democratic The 1986 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31 State Senate. The winners of this election served in the 70th Texas Legislature. Background Democrats had controlled the Texas Senate since the 1872 elections. Results Democrats maintained their supermajority in the chamber, winning 25 seats to the Republicans' 6.Kingston 1987, p. 493 The Senate had its most female members in its history up to that point with newly elected Senators Eddie Bernice Johnson and Judith Zaffirini joining Cyndi Taylor Krier in the chamber.Kingston 1987, p. 505 Results by district +DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 5 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 652,05199.94% - -290.06%52,080100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 7 - - -100.00% - - -100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10 - -97,69093.28%7,0366.72%104,726100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1154,25663.82%30,76236.18% - -85,018100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1267,29958.76%47,23341.24% - -114,532100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 13 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 15 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1633,51231.64%72,39768.36% - -105,909100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1876,72361.63%47,77138.37% - -124,494100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 1944,64261.74%26,74336.98%9251.28%72,310100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 2159,15351.94%54,73648.06% - -113,889100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 2361,53876.57%18,83223.43% - -80,370100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 25 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 27 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 29 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdTotal – – – – – – –100.00% Source: References Further reading Kingston, Mike (1987). Texas Almanac, 1988-1989. Dallas, Texas: The Dallas Morning News. pp. 427–428. 0-914511-04-1. LCCN 10–3390. Category:1986 Texas elections Texas Senate election Category:Texas Senate elections