1996 Texas Senate election

1996 Texas Senate election
November 5, 1996
December 10, 1996 (District 28 runoff)
15 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 14 17
Seats won 16 15
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 1,347,551 966,719
Percentage 57.00% 40.89%
Swing 5.58% 6.06%
Senate results by district
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold
     No election
President Pro Tempore before election


Democratic

Elected President Pro Tempore


Republican

The 1996 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 State Senate districts. All of the seats up for this election were for four-year terms, with senators up for re-election in the 2000 elections. The winners of this election served in the 75th Texas Legislature.

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