Claim: Republican Party candidate Teel Bivins ran unopposed in the 1998 Texas general election for Senate District 31, which has a population of 793,600 with 573,847 that is at voting age from the 2010 census.
Evidence: Thereafter, Bivins did not face an opponent in a general election. He was first elected in 1988, when the incumbent Democratic state senator, Bill Sarpalius, was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Republican Teel Bivins (Incumbent) 98,165 98,165 100.00 Texas general election, 1998:  Senate District 31