1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 143
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Gerard Torres (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating David McCullough (R) by 44.3 points.
Gerard TorresDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.2%13,255
David McCulloughRepublican
27.8%5,113
18,368 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET