1998 Texas Senate election

1998 Texas Senate election
November 3, 1998
16 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 16 15
Seats before 17 14
Seats won 16 15
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 917,623 659,753
Percentage 58.17% 41.83%
Swing 1.17% 0.94%
Senate results by district
     Republican hold
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     No election
President Pro Tempore before election


Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore


Republican

The 1998 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 State Senate districts. All of the seats up for this election were for four-year terms, with senators up for re-election in the 2002 elections. The winners of this election served in the 76th Texas Legislature.

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