1998Final results
1998 election for Texas House District 56
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Kip Averitt (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Charles Rothrock (D) by 38.4 points.
Kip AverittRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%19,384
Charles RothrockDemocrat
30.8%8,618
28,002 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