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The1988 Texas Senate elections took place as part of thebiennialUnited States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 of the 31State Senate. The winners of this election served in the71st Texas Legislature.
Democrats had controlled theTexas Senate since the1872 elections.
Republicans gained two seats in the 1988 elections, weakening, though not breaking, the Democraticsupermajority.
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 84,333 | 49.31% | 86,682 | 50.69% | - | - | 171,015 | 100.00% | Republicangain |
| District 2 | 95,255 | 53.87% | 81,561 | 46.13% | - | - | 176,816 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 130,539 | 93.74% | - | - | 8,716 | 6.26% | 139,255 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 4 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 8 | - | - | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 9 | 140,762 | 93.62% | - | - | 9,593 | 6.38% | 150,355 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 14 | 163,130 | 66.58% | 74,694 | 30.48% | 7,196 | 2.94% | 245,020 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 17 | - | - | 124,137 | 89.72% | 14,217 | 10.28% | 138,354 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 20 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 22 | 119,456 | 55.66% | 95,177 | 44.34% | - | - | 214,633 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 24 | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 26 | 73,807 | 43.35% | 93,869 | 55.14% | 2,564 | 1.51% | 170,240 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 28 | 117,766 | 94.39% | - | - | 7,001 | 5.61% | 124,767 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 30 | 94,629 | 59.32% | 64,899 | 40.68% | - | - | 159,528 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 31 | 60,123 | 38.82% | 94,747 | 61.18% | - | - | 154,870 | 100.00% | Republicangain |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 100.00% | Source:[1] |
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