| County | Max Sandlin (D) |
Ed Merritt (R) |
Margaret Palms (Natural Law) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie County | 15,601 | 54.2% | 12,829 | 44.5% | 372 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,772 | 28,802 | |||||||||
| Camp County | 1,871 | 56.1% | 1,440 | 43.2% | 24 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 431 | 3,335 | |||||||||
| Cass County | 6,689 | 62.3% | 3,929 | 36.6% | 115 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,760 | 10,733 | |||||||||
| Delta County | 789 | 47.0% | 891 | 53.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -102 | 1,680 | |||||||||
| Franklin County | 1,556 | 47.5% | 1,656 | 50.6% | 62 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | -100 | 3,274 | |||||||||
| Gregg County (pt.) | 5,228 | 41.2% | 7,323 | 57.6% | 153 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -2,095 | 12,704 | |||||||||
| Harrison County | 12,308 | 57.3% | 8,917 | 41.5% | 245 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,391 | 21,470 | |||||||||
| Hopkins County | 5,152 | 53.1% | 4,353 | 44.8% | 206 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 799 | 9,711 | |||||||||
| Hunt County (pt.) | 5,646 | 50.1% | 5,235 | 46.5% | 382 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 411 | 11,263 | |||||||||
| Lamar County | 6,869 | 50.8% | 6,426 | 47.5% | 236 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 443 | 13,531 | |||||||||
| Marion County | 2,217 | 63.3% | 1,260 | 36.0% | 24 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 957 | 3,501 | |||||||||
| Morris County | 3,130 | 66.0% | 1,550 | 32.7% | 64 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,580 | 4,744 | |||||||||
| Nacogdoches County (pt.) | 6,532 | 42.1% | 8,612 | 55.5% | 378 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -2,080 | 15,522 | |||||||||
| Panola County | 4,881 | 55.1% | 3,840 | 43.3% | 139 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,041 | 8,860 | |||||||||
| Red River County | 2,564 | 58.6% | 1,776 | 40.6% | 38 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 788 | 4,378 | |||||||||
| Rusk County | 6,760 | 45.3% | 7,864 | 52.7% | 296 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | -1,104 | 14,920 | |||||||||
| Titus County | 4,068 | 52.3% | 3,593 | 46.2% | 123 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 475 | 7,784 | |||||||||
| Upshur County | 5,636 | 50.6% | 5,288 | 47.5% | 218 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 348 | 11,142 | |||||||||
| Wood County | 5,200 | 44.0% | 6,323 | 53.5% | 293 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | -1,123 | 11,816 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 102,697 | 51.6% | 93,105 | 46.7% | 3,368 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 9,592 | 199,170 | |||||||||
| Total R vote: 93,105 (46.7%) Total D vote: 102,697 (51.6%) Total Other vote: 3,368 (1.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $1,691,255 | $467,750 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $1,706,389 | $467,774 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $1,373 | $25 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $0 | $3,630 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $1,157,620 | $44,000 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $242,119 | $312,995 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $5,000 | $24,035 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $301,650 | $81,951 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $0 | $6,116 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 | $6,116 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $1,691,255 | $473,866 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
|
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
|
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Max Sandlin | |
| Total Disbursements: | $1,691,255 |
| Total Receipts: | $1,706,389 |
| Cash on Hand: | $1,373 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $1,157,620 |
| Individual Contributions: | $242,119 |
| Party Contributions: | $5,000 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $301,650 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $1,691,255 |
| Ed Merritt | |
| Total Disbursements: | $467,750 |
| Total Receipts: | $467,774 |
| Cash on Hand: | $25 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $3,630 |
| Candidate Loans: | $44,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $312,995 |
| Party Contributions: | $24,035 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $81,951 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $6,116 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $6,116 |
| Net Spending: | $473,866 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/TX/01/1996
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Ed Merritt | 10,133 | 46.8% | $467,750 |
| 2 | Dennis Boerner | 6,386 | 29.5% | $82,261 |
| 3 | Hamp Hodges | 5,150 | 23.8% | $92,050 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 21,669 | |||
| Republican Runoff | ||||
| 1 | Ed Merritt | 4,403 | 54.7% | |
| 2 | Dennis Boerner | 3,644 | 45.3% | |
| Democrat Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Max Sandlin | 36,142 | 42.5% | $1,691,255 |
| 2 | Jo Ann Howard | 28,962 | 34.1% | $698,321 |
| 3 | Tommy Kessler | 19,948 | 23.5% | $138,435 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 85,052 | |||
| Democrat Runoff | ||||
| 1 | Max Sandlin | 31,659 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | Jo Ann Howard | 25,063 | 44.2% | |