1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Pat Haggerty (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Ron McCluskey (D) by 11.7 points.
Pat HaggertyRepublican · winner
55.9%19,082
Ron McCluskeyDemocrat
44.1%15,079
34,161 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET