1986 Texas Attorney General election

1986 Texas Attorney General election

November 4, 1986

Nominee Jim Mattox Roy R. Barrera Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,735,820 1,588,464 Percentage 51.58% 47.20%

Attorney General before election Jim Mattox Democratic Elected Attorney General Jim Mattox Democratic

The 1986 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 4, 1986, to elect the Texas Attorney General.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jim Mattox won re-election to a second term, beating Republican nominee Roy R. Barrera Jr.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Mattox, incumbent Attorney General.

Results

May 3, 1986 Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Mattox (incumbent)	858,315	100.00%
Total votes			858,315	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roy R. Barrera Jr., state district judge from San Antonio.

Elimenated in primary

• Ed Walsh, former district attorney of Williamson County.
• John Roach, state district judge from Plano.

Results

May 3, 1986 Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy R. Barrera Jr.	210,611	46.10%
	Republican	Ed Walsh	158,401	34.67%
	Republican	John Roach	87,880	19.23%
Total votes			456,892	100.00%

June 7, 1986 Republican primary runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy R. Barrera Jr.	102,847	68.57%
	Republican	Ed Walsh	47,138	31.43%
Total votes			149,985	100.00%

General election

Results

November 4, 1986 Texas Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Mattox (incumbent)	1,735,820	51.58%
	Republican	Roy R. Barrera Jr.	1,588,464	47.20%
	Libertarian	Mike Stephens	41,229	1.22%
Total votes			3,365,513	100.00%
	Democratic hold