1998Final results
1998 election for Texas House District 144
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Robert E. Talton (R) won with 88.0% of the vote, defeating Clifford Lee Messina (Lib) by 75.9 points.
Robert E. TaltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.0%12,265
Clifford Lee MessinaLibertarian
12.0%1,678
13,943 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET