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The1986 Texas Senate elections took place as part of thebiennialUnited States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 of the 31State Senate. The winners of this election served in the70th Texas Legislature.
Democrats had controlled theTexas Senate since the1872 elections.
Democrats maintained their supermajority in the chamber, winning 25 seats to the Republicans' 6.[1] The Senate had its most female members in its history up to that point with newly-elected SenatorsEddie Bernice Johnson andJudith Zaffirini joiningCyndi Taylor Krier in the chamber.[2]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 5 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 52,051 | 99.94% | - | - | 29 | 0.06% | 52,080 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 7 | - | - | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 10 | - | - | 97,690 | 93.28% | 7,036 | 6.72% | 104,726 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 11 | 54,256 | 63.82% | 30,762 | 36.18% | - | - | 85,018 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 12 | 67,299 | 58.76% | 47,233 | 41.24% | - | - | 114,532 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 13 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 15 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 16 | 33,512 | 31.64% | 72,397 | 68.36% | - | - | 105,909 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 18 | 76,723 | 61.63% | 47,771 | 38.37% | - | - | 124,494 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 19 | 44,642 | 61.74% | 26,743 | 36.98% | 925 | 1.28% | 72,310 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 21 | 59,153 | 51.94% | 54,736 | 48.06% | - | - | 113,889 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 23 | 61,538 | 76.57% | 18,832 | 23.43% | - | - | 80,370 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 25 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 27 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 29 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100.00% | Source:[2] |
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