The 1988 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 of the 31 State Senate. The winners of this election served in the 71st Texas Legislature.
Background Democrats had controlled the Texas Senate since the 1872 elections. Results Republicans gained two seats in the 1988 elections, weakening, though not breaking, the Democratic supermajority.
Results by district +DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 184,33349.31%86,68250.69% - -171,015100.00%Republican gainDistrict 295,25553.87%81,56146.13% - -176,816100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3130,53993.74% - -8,7166.26%139,255100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 4 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 8 - - -100.00% - - -100.00%Republican holdDistrict 9140,76293.62% - -9,5936.38%150,355100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 14163,13066.58%74,69430.48%7,1962.94%245,020100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 17 - -124,13789.72%14,21710.28%138,354100.00%Republican holdDistrict 20 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 22119,45655.66%95,17744.34% - -214,633100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 24 -100.00% - - - - -100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 2673,80743.35%93,86955.14%2,5641.51%170,240100.00%Republican holdDistrict 28117,76694.39% - -7,0015.61%124,767100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3094,62959.32%64,89940.68% - -159,528100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 3160,12338.82%94,74761.18% - -154,870100.00%Republican gainTotal – – – – – – –100.00% Source:
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