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1988 US Senate election in Texas
Lloyd Bentsen (Democrat) beat Beau Boulter (Republican) in Texas in 1988, 59.2% to 40.0%, a margin of 19.2 points and 1,020,578 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Lloyd Bentsen also won.
Democrats led in 223 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 31. The largest, Harris, cast 797,358 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.5 points. The closest was Dallam, where 4 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Bentsen won | Democratic | 3,149,806 | 59.2% |
| Beau Boulter | Republican | 2,129,228 | 40.0% |
| All other candidates | 44,572 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 5,323,606 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 473,429 59.4% | 317,656 39.8% | 6,273 | 797,358 | D+19.5 |
| Dallas | 322,712 55.3% | 256,302 43.9% | 5,015 | 584,029 | D+11.4 |
| Tarrant | 210,852 53.7% | 178,721 45.5% | 2,935 | 392,508 | D+8.2 |
| Bexar | 211,845 59.7% | 139,956 39.4% | 3,303 | 355,104 | D+20.2 |
| Travis | 170,403 73.1% | 60,029 25.7% | 2,823 | 233,255 | D+47.3 |
| El Paso | 84,022 70.3% | 34,393 28.8% | 1,161 | 119,576 | D+41.5 |
| Nueces | 60,920 66.8% | 29,594 32.5% | 668 | 91,182 | D+34.4 |
| Jefferson | 68,487 75.2% | 21,819 24.0% | 743 | 91,049 | D+51.3 |
| Collin | 39,508 43.5% | 50,602 55.7% | 768 | 90,878 | R+12.2 |
| Denton | 39,661 47.3% | 43,263 51.6% | 896 | 83,820 | R+4.3 |
| Hidalgo | 59,198 73.4% | 21,030 26.1% | 374 | 80,602 | D+47.4 |
| Lubbock | 32,163 42.6% | 42,901 56.8% | 440 | 75,504 | R+14.2 |
| Galveston | 48,452 66.3% | 24,095 32.9% | 585 | 73,132 | D+33.3 |
| McLennan | 35,136 53.1% | 30,683 46.3% | 392 | 66,211 | D+6.7 |
| Fort Bend | 35,925 56.6% | 27,068 42.7% | 447 | 63,440 | D+14.0 |
| Montgomery | 28,521 48.5% | 29,828 50.7% | 477 | 58,826 | R+2.2 |
| Brazoria | 32,467 56.6% | 23,914 41.7% | 938 | 57,319 | D+14.9 |
| Smith | 27,769 51.3% | 25,954 47.9% | 425 | 54,148 | D+3.4 |
| Cameron | 33,574 65.6% | 17,304 33.8% | 328 | 51,206 | D+31.8 |
| Williamson | 30,211 64.4% | 16,288 34.7% | 419 | 46,918 | D+29.7 |
| Bell | 23,442 52.4% | 20,841 46.6% | 468 | 44,751 | D+5.8 |
| Brazos | 25,490 58.3% | 17,774 40.7% | 442 | 43,706 | D+17.7 |
| Wichita | 22,869 55.2% | 18,174 43.9% | 376 | 41,419 | D+11.3 |
| Taylor | 21,273 51.4% | 19,557 47.3% | 535 | 41,365 | D+4.1 |
| Midland | 14,252 36.5% | 24,556 62.8% | 279 | 39,087 | R+26.4 |
| Randall | 13,987 37.9% | 22,658 61.4% | 229 | 36,874 | R+23.5 |
| Gregg | 18,383 50.0% | 17,874 48.6% | 539 | 36,796 | D+1.4 |
| Ector | 17,166 48.9% | 17,706 50.4% | 245 | 35,117 | R+1.5 |
| Tom Green | 19,573 58.0% | 13,700 40.6% | 454 | 33,727 | D+17.4 |
| Grayson | 19,825 59.4% | 13,258 39.7% | 301 | 33,384 | D+19.7 |
| Johnson | 16,846 55.9% | 13,045 43.3% | 232 | 30,123 | D+12.6 |
| Orange | 22,374 75.4% | 7,016 23.7% | 267 | 29,657 | D+51.8 |
| Ellis | 15,658 56.8% | 11,750 42.6% | 170 | 27,578 | D+14.2 |
| Bowie | 17,490 64.3% | 9,318 34.2% | 411 | 27,219 | D+30.0 |
| Potter | 12,491 47.8% | 13,356 51.1% | 266 | 26,113 | R+3.3 |
| Angelina | 15,044 63.7% | 8,153 34.5% | 406 | 23,603 | D+29.2 |
| Webb | 19,312 82.9% | 3,782 16.2% | 199 | 23,293 | D+66.7 |
| Victoria | 12,226 52.8% | 10,610 45.9% | 301 | 23,137 | D+7.0 |
| Hays | 15,569 67.6% | 6,922 30.1% | 527 | 23,018 | D+37.6 |
| Parker | 12,254 54.1% | 10,200 45.1% | 183 | 22,637 | D+9.1 |
| Hunt | 12,034 57.2% | 8,849 42.1% | 145 | 21,028 | D+15.1 |
| Henderson | 12,349 59.4% | 8,270 39.8% | 160 | 20,779 | D+19.6 |
| Guadalupe | 10,316 50.4% | 9,915 48.4% | 236 | 20,467 | D+2.0 |
| Comal | 8,561 43.3% | 10,911 55.2% | 303 | 19,775 | R+11.9 |
| Harrison | 11,991 61.4% | 7,175 36.7% | 365 | 19,531 | D+24.7 |
| Nacogdoches | 10,865 58.3% | 7,390 39.6% | 388 | 18,643 | D+18.6 |
| San Patricio | 11,678 64.5% | 6,038 33.4% | 381 | 18,097 | D+31.2 |
| Liberty | 10,883 64.8% | 5,802 34.5% | 117 | 16,802 | D+30.2 |
| Kaufman | 9,697 60.5% | 6,177 38.5% | 161 | 16,035 | D+22.0 |
| Lamar | 10,486 68.9% | 4,693 30.8% | 37 | 15,216 | D+38.1 |
| Kerr | 5,433 36.9% | 9,130 62.1% | 142 | 14,705 | R+25.1 |
| Hardin | 10,621 73.1% | 3,854 26.5% | 64 | 14,539 | D+46.5 |
| Rusk | 7,898 56.4% | 5,970 42.6% | 143 | 14,011 | D+13.8 |
| Anderson | 8,506 60.7% | 5,378 38.4% | 118 | 14,002 | D+22.3 |
| Walker | 8,491 60.8% | 5,373 38.5% | 96 | 13,960 | D+22.3 |
| Bastrop | 10,067 74.1% | 3,367 24.8% | 148 | 13,582 | D+49.3 |
| Van Zandt | 8,025 60.7% | 5,140 38.9% | 51 | 13,216 | D+21.8 |
| Wharton | 8,398 64.7% | 4,496 34.6% | 88 | 12,982 | D+30.1 |
| Navarro | 8,169 63.0% | 4,769 36.8% | 32 | 12,970 | D+26.2 |
| Jim Wells | 10,110 79.0% | 2,635 20.6% | 54 | 12,799 | D+58.4 |
| Cherokee | 7,839 61.9% | 4,755 37.6% | 64 | 12,658 | D+24.4 |
| Matagorda | 7,815 63.0% | 4,497 36.3% | 93 | 12,405 | D+26.7 |
| Polk | 7,443 63.6% | 4,046 34.6% | 209 | 11,698 | D+29.0 |
| Hood | 5,788 49.8% | 5,737 49.4% | 94 | 11,619 | D+0.4 |
| Brown | 6,783 58.4% | 4,764 41.0% | 67 | 11,614 | D+17.4 |
| Jasper | 8,559 74.1% | 2,916 25.2% | 78 | 11,553 | D+48.8 |
| Coryell | 6,008 52.6% | 5,334 46.7% | 74 | 11,416 | D+5.9 |
| Wise | 6,722 60.9% | 4,265 38.7% | 47 | 11,034 | D+22.3 |
| Cooke | 5,621 51.0% | 5,350 48.5% | 55 | 11,026 | D+2.5 |
| Howard | 6,375 58.5% | 4,447 40.8% | 77 | 10,899 | D+17.7 |
| Upshur | 7,074 65.3% | 3,709 34.3% | 42 | 10,825 | D+31.1 |
| Cass | 7,660 71.2% | 3,070 28.5% | 25 | 10,755 | D+42.7 |
| Hutchinson | 4,491 42.5% | 5,994 56.7% | 89 | 10,574 | R+14.2 |
| Wood | 6,217 58.9% | 4,290 40.7% | 40 | 10,547 | D+18.3 |
| Rockwall | 4,546 45.7% | 5,322 53.5% | 88 | 9,956 | R+7.8 |
| Gray | 3,732 37.8% | 6,020 61.0% | 115 | 9,867 | R+23.2 |
| Val Verde | 6,412 65.2% | 3,376 34.3% | 43 | 9,831 | D+30.9 |
| Hopkins | 6,834 69.8% | 2,939 30.0% | 24 | 9,797 | D+39.8 |
| Hale | 4,876 49.8% | 4,866 49.7% | 41 | 9,783 | D+0.1 |
| Medina | 5,645 58.4% | 3,956 40.9% | 72 | 9,673 | D+17.5 |
| Kleberg | 6,422 68.1% | 2,839 30.1% | 167 | 9,428 | D+38.0 |
| Erath | 5,549 59.2% | 3,770 40.2% | 49 | 9,368 | D+19.0 |
| Atascosa | 5,978 64.0% | 3,251 34.8% | 113 | 9,342 | D+29.2 |
| Burnet | 5,794 63.2% | 3,323 36.2% | 53 | 9,170 | D+26.9 |
| Bee | 5,811 63.6% | 3,282 35.9% | 45 | 9,138 | D+27.7 |
| Fannin | 6,422 70.7% | 2,611 28.7% | 49 | 9,082 | D+42.0 |
| Hill | 5,407 60.1% | 3,573 39.7% | 23 | 9,003 | D+20.4 |
| Washington | 4,588 51.7% | 4,241 47.8% | 41 | 8,870 | D+3.9 |
| Panola | 5,850 67.8% | 2,754 31.9% | 29 | 8,633 | D+35.9 |
| Palo Pinto | 5,012 59.3% | 3,383 40.1% | 51 | 8,446 | D+19.3 |
| Titus | 6,140 73.7% | 2,177 26.1% | 14 | 8,331 | D+47.6 |
| Milam | 5,888 71.6% | 2,305 28.0% | 27 | 8,220 | D+43.6 |
| Wilson | 5,069 63.1% | 2,921 36.3% | 46 | 8,036 | D+26.7 |
| Shelby | 6,033 75.8% | 1,886 23.7% | 35 | 7,954 | D+52.1 |
| Starr | 7,128 90.5% | 729 9.3% | 20 | 7,877 | D+81.2 |
| Caldwell | 5,612 71.8% | 2,127 27.2% | 72 | 7,811 | D+44.6 |
| Fayette | 4,896 63.2% | 2,819 36.4% | 28 | 7,743 | D+26.8 |
| Waller | 5,068 66.6% | 2,470 32.5% | 69 | 7,607 | D+34.2 |
| Lavaca | 4,742 62.5% | 2,805 37.0% | 42 | 7,589 | D+25.5 |
| Uvalde | 4,710 62.9% | 2,727 36.4% | 54 | 7,491 | D+26.5 |
| Houston | 5,020 68.0% | 2,328 31.5% | 38 | 7,386 | D+36.4 |
| Hockley | 3,773 51.2% | 3,531 47.9% | 66 | 7,370 | D+3.3 |
| Gillespie | 2,604 36.0% | 4,567 63.1% | 72 | 7,243 | R+27.1 |
| Montague | 4,585 64.8% | 2,469 34.9% | 19 | 7,073 | D+29.9 |
| Young | 4,105 58.4% | 2,896 41.2% | 30 | 7,031 | D+17.2 |
| Austin | 3,758 54.0% | 3,174 45.6% | 29 | 6,961 | D+8.4 |
| Tyler | 5,230 75.7% | 1,633 23.6% | 44 | 6,907 | D+52.1 |
| Eastland | 4,055 58.8% | 2,802 40.7% | 34 | 6,891 | D+18.2 |
| Chambers | 4,310 63.7% | 2,379 35.2% | 78 | 6,767 | D+28.5 |
| Limestone | 4,162 62.5% | 2,478 37.2% | 18 | 6,658 | D+25.3 |
| Calhoun | 4,276 65.6% | 2,187 33.5% | 56 | 6,519 | D+32.0 |
| Colorado | 3,850 60.0% | 2,552 39.8% | 18 | 6,420 | D+20.2 |
| Llano | 3,564 56.6% | 2,709 43.0% | 29 | 6,302 | D+13.6 |
| Aransas | 3,340 54.1% | 2,780 45.1% | 49 | 6,169 | D+9.1 |
| Kendall | 2,321 37.7% | 3,736 60.8% | 92 | 6,149 | R+23.0 |
| Scurry | 3,355 54.6% | 2,754 44.8% | 35 | 6,144 | D+9.8 |
| De Witt | 3,266 53.7% | 2,774 45.6% | 37 | 6,077 | D+8.1 |
| Bosque | 3,369 56.1% | 2,611 43.5% | 23 | 6,003 | D+12.6 |
| Freestone | 3,623 60.6% | 2,327 39.0% | 24 | 5,974 | D+21.7 |
| Deaf Smith | 2,879 50.2% | 2,806 49.0% | 45 | 5,730 | D+1.3 |
| Robertson | 4,212 73.7% | 1,491 26.1% | 14 | 5,717 | D+47.6 |
| Jones | 3,746 65.8% | 1,914 33.6% | 31 | 5,691 | D+32.2 |
| Maverick | 4,716 83.4% | 914 16.2% | 24 | 5,654 | D+67.2 |
| Nolan | 3,763 67.2% | 1,802 32.2% | 36 | 5,601 | D+35.0 |
| Gonzales | 3,708 66.3% | 1,845 33.0% | 39 | 5,592 | D+33.3 |
| San Jacinto | 3,592 65.2% | 1,888 34.3% | 28 | 5,508 | D+30.9 |
| Morris | 4,304 79.4% | 1,108 20.4% | 12 | 5,424 | D+58.9 |
| Red River | 4,041 74.6% | 1,361 25.1% | 14 | 5,416 | D+49.5 |
| Grimes | 3,621 67.0% | 1,756 32.5% | 27 | 5,404 | D+34.5 |
| Moore | 2,451 46.1% | 2,823 53.1% | 44 | 5,318 | R+7.0 |
| Burleson | 3,844 73.8% | 1,341 25.7% | 23 | 5,208 | D+48.1 |
| Lamb | 2,841 54.8% | 2,330 44.9% | 17 | 5,188 | D+9.8 |
| Newton | 4,209 82.8% | 853 16.8% | 19 | 5,081 | D+66.0 |
| Dawson | 2,902 58.1% | 2,070 41.5% | 19 | 4,991 | D+16.7 |
| Leon | 3,125 63.2% | 1,803 36.4% | 19 | 4,947 | D+26.7 |
| Jackson | 2,791 57.0% | 2,076 42.4% | 26 | 4,893 | D+14.6 |
| Duval | 4,272 87.3% | 598 12.2% | 21 | 4,891 | D+75.1 |
| Falls | 3,102 63.6% | 1,769 36.2% | 10 | 4,881 | D+27.3 |
| Trinity | 3,431 70.4% | 1,412 29.0% | 32 | 4,875 | D+41.4 |
| Wilbarger | 3,004 61.8% | 1,846 38.0% | 9 | 4,859 | D+23.8 |
| Karnes | 3,119 65.6% | 1,621 34.1% | 15 | 4,755 | D+31.5 |
| Willacy | 3,513 74.1% | 1,200 25.3% | 25 | 4,738 | D+48.8 |
| Lee | 3,270 69.2% | 1,424 30.1% | 32 | 4,726 | D+39.1 |
| Ward | 2,827 60.0% | 1,853 39.3% | 34 | 4,714 | D+20.7 |
| Lampasas | 2,752 59.0% | 1,875 40.2% | 36 | 4,663 | D+18.8 |
| Comanche | 3,225 69.4% | 1,413 30.4% | 9 | 4,647 | D+39.0 |
| Callahan | 2,729 58.9% | 1,888 40.7% | 18 | 4,635 | D+18.1 |
| Reeves | 3,375 73.3% | 1,200 26.0% | 32 | 4,607 | D+47.2 |
| Pecos | 2,882 62.7% | 1,688 36.7% | 29 | 4,599 | D+26.0 |
| Bandera | 1,996 44.0% | 2,483 54.8% | 55 | 4,534 | R+10.7 |
| Terry | 2,471 55.6% | 1,960 44.1% | 14 | 4,445 | D+11.5 |
| Frio | 3,305 74.9% | 1,087 24.6% | 23 | 4,415 | D+50.2 |
| Andrews | 2,034 46.8% | 2,281 52.5% | 30 | 4,345 | R+5.7 |
| Coleman | 2,633 62.4% | 1,579 37.4% | 5 | 4,217 | D+25.0 |
| Clay | 2,543 61.7% | 1,571 38.1% | 8 | 4,122 | D+23.6 |
| Runnels | 2,585 64.7% | 1,397 35.0% | 13 | 3,995 | D+29.7 |
| Marion | 2,749 69.5% | 1,186 30.0% | 20 | 3,955 | D+39.5 |
| Camp | 2,769 70.7% | 1,136 29.0% | 10 | 3,915 | D+41.7 |
| Zavala | 3,377 89.4% | 394 10.4% | 7 | 3,778 | D+79.0 |
| Gaines | 2,024 53.7% | 1,715 45.5% | 32 | 3,771 | D+8.2 |
| San Augustine | 2,741 72.8% | 997 26.5% | 29 | 3,767 | D+46.3 |
| Live Oak | 2,187 58.2% | 1,541 41.0% | 32 | 3,760 | D+17.2 |
| Stephens | 2,185 58.4% | 1,538 41.1% | 18 | 3,741 | D+17.3 |
| Sabine | 2,602 69.6% | 1,115 29.8% | 19 | 3,736 | D+39.8 |
| Madison | 2,450 68.0% | 1,141 31.7% | 10 | 3,601 | D+36.4 |
| Archer | 2,042 56.9% | 1,543 43.0% | 5 | 3,590 | D+13.9 |
| Refugio | 2,415 67.4% | 1,155 32.2% | 12 | 3,582 | D+35.2 |
| Brooks | 3,115 89.7% | 333 9.6% | 26 | 3,474 | D+80.1 |
| Ochiltree | 1,048 30.3% | 2,392 69.2% | 17 | 3,457 | R+38.9 |
| Dimmit | 2,843 82.8% | 571 16.6% | 18 | 3,432 | D+66.2 |
| Brewster | 2,088 64.9% | 1,084 33.7% | 45 | 3,217 | D+31.2 |
| Mitchell | 2,245 70.4% | 910 28.5% | 34 | 3,189 | D+41.9 |
| Swisher | 2,301 72.7% | 851 26.9% | 11 | 3,163 | D+45.8 |
| McCulloch | 2,116 66.9% | 1,026 32.4% | 20 | 3,162 | D+34.5 |
| Floyd | 1,622 51.9% | 1,498 47.9% | 8 | 3,128 | D+4.0 |
| Carson | 1,563 50.4% | 1,526 49.2% | 13 | 3,102 | D+1.2 |
| Castro | 1,838 60.7% | 1,180 39.0% | 11 | 3,029 | D+21.7 |
| Hamilton | 1,731 57.6% | 1,264 42.1% | 9 | 3,004 | D+15.5 |
| Jack | 1,949 65.6% | 1,012 34.1% | 8 | 2,969 | D+31.6 |
| Zapata | 2,340 79.3% | 598 20.3% | 14 | 2,952 | D+59.0 |
| Haskell | 2,126 74.1% | 738 25.7% | 7 | 2,871 | D+48.3 |
| Parmer | 1,286 46.1% | 1,490 53.4% | 14 | 2,790 | R+7.3 |
| Franklin | 1,939 69.8% | 828 29.8% | 9 | 2,776 | D+40.0 |
| Wheeler | 1,371 50.1% | 1,361 49.7% | 7 | 2,739 | D+0.4 |
| Winkler | 1,462 54.0% | 1,231 45.5% | 13 | 2,706 | D+8.5 |
| Rains | 1,734 66.0% | 882 33.6% | 10 | 2,626 | D+32.4 |
| Yoakum | 1,171 44.7% | 1,429 54.6% | 18 | 2,618 | R+9.9 |
| Goliad | 1,601 61.3% | 994 38.1% | 15 | 2,610 | D+23.3 |
| Blanco | 1,516 58.2% | 1,071 41.1% | 20 | 2,607 | D+17.1 |
| Hansford | 975 39.2% | 1,506 60.5% | 9 | 2,490 | R+21.3 |
| Crosby | 1,677 67.8% | 794 32.1% | 4 | 2,475 | D+35.7 |
| Lynn | 1,467 63.0% | 856 36.8% | 6 | 2,329 | D+26.2 |
| Bailey | 1,186 52.3% | 1,074 47.3% | 9 | 2,269 | D+4.9 |
| Childress | 1,205 53.8% | 1,027 45.8% | 8 | 2,240 | D+7.9 |
| La Salle | 1,760 80.3% | 422 19.2% | 11 | 2,193 | D+61.0 |
| San Saba | 1,462 67.6% | 683 31.6% | 17 | 2,162 | D+36.0 |
| Somervell | 1,326 61.4% | 814 37.7% | 20 | 2,160 | D+23.7 |
| Fisher | 1,636 79.8% | 409 20.0% | 5 | 2,050 | D+59.9 |
| Delta | 1,514 74.2% | 518 25.4% | 9 | 2,041 | D+48.8 |
| Jim Hogg | 1,807 88.5% | 230 11.3% | 4 | 2,041 | D+77.3 |
| Baylor | 1,327 65.3% | 699 34.4% | 6 | 2,032 | D+30.9 |
| Garza | 1,177 58.7% | 817 40.8% | 10 | 2,004 | D+18.0 |
| Hardeman | 1,305 66.4% | 657 33.4% | 4 | 1,966 | D+33.0 |
| Mills | 1,082 59.3% | 737 40.4% | 5 | 1,824 | D+18.9 |
| Dallam | 903 49.6% | 907 49.8% | 11 | 1,821 | R+0.2 |
| Crane | 955 53.8% | 810 45.7% | 9 | 1,774 | D+8.2 |
| Knox | 1,229 70.1% | 520 29.7% | 4 | 1,753 | D+40.4 |
| Hartley | 778 44.9% | 939 54.2% | 15 | 1,732 | R+9.3 |
| Hall | 1,192 69.2% | 527 30.6% | 3 | 1,722 | D+38.6 |
| Crockett | 1,213 71.1% | 486 28.5% | 8 | 1,707 | D+42.6 |
| Donley | 863 51.0% | 818 48.3% | 11 | 1,692 | D+2.7 |
| Presidio | 1,314 77.9% | 361 21.4% | 11 | 1,686 | D+56.5 |
| Hemphill | 779 46.4% | 891 53.1% | 9 | 1,679 | R+6.7 |
| Collingsworth | 1,021 61.5% | 638 38.4% | 1 | 1,660 | D+23.1 |
| Upton | 954 57.8% | 679 41.2% | 17 | 1,650 | D+16.7 |
| Shackelford | 983 61.6% | 605 37.9% | 7 | 1,595 | D+23.7 |
| Mason | 916 57.7% | 666 41.9% | 6 | 1,588 | D+15.7 |
| Martin | 950 60.8% | 609 39.0% | 3 | 1,562 | D+21.8 |
| Kimble | 800 52.8% | 707 46.7% | 8 | 1,515 | D+6.1 |
| Coke | 971 64.8% | 523 34.9% | 4 | 1,498 | D+29.9 |
| Lipscomb | 549 36.9% | 929 62.4% | 11 | 1,489 | R+25.5 |
| Sutton | 915 61.6% | 562 37.8% | 8 | 1,485 | D+23.8 |
| Sherman | 607 41.6% | 840 57.5% | 13 | 1,460 | R+16.0 |
| Cochran | 894 62.2% | 537 37.4% | 6 | 1,437 | D+24.8 |
| Reagan | 736 56.3% | 568 43.4% | 4 | 1,308 | D+12.8 |
| Kinney | 823 63.5% | 465 35.9% | 8 | 1,296 | D+27.6 |
| Concho | 895 72.4% | 339 27.4% | 3 | 1,237 | D+44.9 |
| Stonewall | 848 70.0% | 358 29.5% | 6 | 1,212 | D+40.4 |
| Real | 621 52.4% | 553 46.7% | 11 | 1,185 | D+5.7 |
| Dickens | 790 70.3% | 328 29.2% | 5 | 1,123 | D+41.1 |
| Schleicher | 702 63.2% | 398 35.8% | 11 | 1,111 | D+27.4 |
| Menard | 743 66.9% | 364 32.8% | 3 | 1,110 | D+34.1 |
| Cottle | 777 72.1% | 299 27.8% | 1 | 1,077 | D+44.4 |
| Briscoe | 724 69.3% | 319 30.5% | 2 | 1,045 | D+38.8 |
| Armstrong | 474 46.2% | 542 52.8% | 10 | 1,026 | R+6.6 |
| Throckmorton | 665 67.2% | 323 32.7% | 1 | 989 | D+34.6 |
| Oldham | 508 51.5% | 475 48.1% | 4 | 987 | D+3.3 |
| Culberson | 664 75.0% | 216 24.4% | 5 | 885 | D+50.6 |
| Irion | 563 67.2% | 273 32.6% | 2 | 838 | D+34.6 |
| Foard | 583 70.8% | 237 28.8% | 3 | 823 | D+42.0 |
| Jeff Davis | 479 58.5% | 321 39.2% | 19 | 819 | D+19.3 |
| Edwards | 436 55.8% | 342 43.8% | 3 | 781 | D+12.0 |
| Hudspeth | 527 70.5% | 215 28.8% | 5 | 747 | D+41.8 |
| Motley | 304 45.5% | 361 54.0% | 3 | 668 | R+8.5 |
| Kent | 467 72.1% | 178 27.5% | 3 | 648 | D+44.6 |
| Terrell | 443 71.5% | 174 28.1% | 3 | 620 | D+43.4 |
| Sterling | 336 54.8% | 275 44.9% | 2 | 613 | D+10.0 |
| Roberts | 226 39.3% | 345 60.0% | 4 | 575 | R+20.7 |
| Glasscock | 269 52.5% | 240 46.9% | 3 | 512 | D+5.7 |
| Borden | 229 53.3% | 200 46.5% | 1 | 430 | D+6.7 |
| McMullen | 166 44.7% | 202 54.4% | 3 | 371 | R+9.7 |
| Kenedy | 148 82.2% | 32 17.8% | 180 | D+64.4 | |
| King | 89 51.4% | 84 48.6% | 173 | D+2.9 | |
| Loving | 38 52.8% | 34 47.2% | 72 | D+5.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Texas Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ted Cruz (R) | R+8.5 |
| 2020 | John Cornyn (R) | R+9.6 |
| 2018 | Ted Cruz (R) | R+2.6 |
| 2014 | John Cornyn (R) | R+27.2 |
| 2012 | Ted Cruz (R) | R+15.8 |
| 2008 | John Cornyn (R) | R+12.0 |
| 2006 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | R+25.6 |
| 2002 | John Cornyn (R) | R+12.0 |
| 2000 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | R+32.8 |
| 1996 | Phil Gramm (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1994 | Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) | R+22.5 |
| 1990 | Phil Gramm (R) | R+22.8 |
| 1988 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1984 | Phil Gramm (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1982 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+18.1 |
| 1978 | John G. Tower (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1976 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1972 | John G. Tower (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1970 | Lloyd Bentsen (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1966 | John G. Tower (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1964 | Ralph Yarborough (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1958 | Ralph Yarborough (D) | D+51.0 |
| 1954 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+69.9 |
| 1952 | Price Daniel (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1948 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+33.3 |
| 1946 | Tom Connally (D) | D+77.1 |
| 1942 | Pappy O'Daniel (D) | D+90.5 |
| 1940 | Tom Connally (D) | D+88.5 |
| 1936 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+85.4 |
| 1934 | Tom Connally (D) | D+93.8 |
| 1930 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+74.2 |
| 1928 | Tom Connally (D) | D+62.5 |
| 1924 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+70.8 |
| 1922 | Earle B. Mayfield (D) | D+66.9 |
| 1918 | Morris Sheppard (D) | D+74.3 |
| 1916 | Charles Culberson (D) | D+68.2 |