1988 Senate elections · Texas history
Texas U.S. Senate election 1988
Lloyd Bentsen DEM +19.2 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 5,323,606
- Margin
- 19.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in TX
- R+12.6same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Bentsen Won | DEM | 3,149,806 | 59.17% | |
| Eldon Beau Boulter | REP | 2,129,228 | 40.00% | |
| Jeff Daiell | LIB | 43,989 | 0.83% | |
| Write-in | — | 583 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 5,323,606 | |||
Official source: data
Other Texas Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Ted Cruz | 8.5 |
| 2020 | Class II | John Cornyn | 9.6 |
| 2018 | Class I | Ted Cruz | 2.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | John Cornyn | 27.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Ted Cruz | 15.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | John Cornyn | 12.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 25.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | John Cornyn | 12.0 |
| 2000 | Class I | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 32.8 |
| 1996 | Class II | Phil Gramm | 10.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Kay Bailey Hutchison | 22.5 |
| 1990 | Class II | Phil Gramm | 22.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Texas Senate race?
Lloyd Bentsen (DEM) won with 59.2% of the vote, ahead of Eldon Beau Boulter (40.0%), a margin of 19.2 points.
Did the Texas Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Texas Senate race?
5,323,606 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.