1996Final results
1996 election for Texas House District 70
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David Counts (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Scott McLaughlin (R) by 2.3 points.
David CountsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%17,834
Scott McLaughlinRepublican
48.9%17,035
34,869 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