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The1998 Texas Senate elections took place as part of thebiennialUnited States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16State Senate districts. All of the seats up for this election were for four-year terms, with senators up for re-election in the2002 elections. The winners of this election served in the76th Texas Legislature.
The1996 elections had initially left the Senate with a 15–15 tie between the Republicans and the Democrats, with one outstanding special election runoff in theWest Texas-based28th district.[1] Republicans won the December runoff, winning a majority of seats and breaking over 100 years of continuous Democratic control of the chamber.[2]
Democratic SenatorJim Turner resigned his seat after winning a seat in theU.S. House of Representatives in the1996 elections. A special election was held for his seat in January 1997, which RepublicanSteve Ogden won, flipping the district and expanding the Republicans' newfound majority.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Ogden | 21,245 | 55.46% | ||
| Democratic | Mary M. Moore | 17,062 | 44.54% | ||
| Total votes | 38,307 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||
Despite RepublicangovernorGeorge W. Bush'slandslide re-election, his party only won a narrow 16–15 majority in the Senate.[4] Democrats gained one seat in the chamber, with David Bernsen's victory inBeaumont-based4th district.[5] Bernsen defeated incumbent RepublicanMichael Galloway, who himself had flipped the seat in an upset victory in 1994.[6]
| District | Democratic | Republican | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | - | - | 90,024 | 100.00% | 90,024 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 76,540 | 55.15% | 62,237 | 44.85% | 138,777 | 100.00% | Democraticgain |
| District 5 | 61,508 | 44.33% | 77,227 | 55.67% | 138,735 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 6 | 37,746 | 100.00% | - | - | 37,746 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 11 | 47,696 | 42.90% | 63,492 | 57.10% | 111,188 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 13 | 86,631 | 100.00% | - | - | 86,631 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 16 | - | - | 80,802 | 100.00% | 80,802 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 17 | 40,331 | 29.40% | 96,846 | 70.60% | 137,177 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 18 | 85,291 | 59.44% | 58,195 | 40.56% | 143,486 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 19 | 55,544 | 100.00% | - | - | 55,544 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 20 | 57,298 | 58.09% | 41,338 | 41.91% | 98,636 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 22 | - | - | 83,933 | 100.00% | 83,933 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 23 | 61,685 | 100.00% | - | - | 61,685 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
| District 28 | - | - | 82,368 | 100.00% | 82,368 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 30 | 49,483 | 37.35% | 82,996 | 62.65% | 132,479 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 31 | - | - | 98,165 | 100.00% | 98,165 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| Total | 659,753 | 41.83% | 917,623 | 58.17% | 1,577,376 | 100.00% | Source:[7] |
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