1996 Elections in Texas

The Libertarian Party of Texas ran the following candidates for office in the November 1996 elections:

• US Senate: Michael E. Bird: 51,531 votes (0.9%)
• US Representative District 2: David Constant: 1,239 votes (0.6%)
• US Representative District 10: Gary Johnson: 3,950 votes (1.7%)
• US Representative District 14: Ed Fasanella: 2,543 votes (1.3%)
• Chief Justice, State Supreme Court: David Parker: 162,427 (3.1%)
• Justice, State Supreme Court, Place 1: Tom Stults: 129,180 (2.5%)
• Justice, State Supreme Court, Place 2: Eileen Flume: 189,159 (3.7%)
• Justice, State Supreme Court, Place 3: John B. Hawley: 611,656 (16.0%)
• State Railroad Commissioner: Rick Draheim: 102,897 votes (1.9%)
• State Representative District 45: Bill Utterback: 4,781 (11.3%)
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Hawley's 16% showing for State Supreme Court retains the party's status as a major party in Texas through the 1998 elections, obviating the need for petitioning to get on the ballot.

1988 Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, running as a Republican, won his race for US Representative District 14 in Texas. With 92% precincts voting, Paul had 87,365 votes (51%).