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1998Final results

1998 election for Texas House District 59

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

David Lengefeld (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Becky Farrar (R) by 8.9 points.

David LengefeldDemocrat · winner
54.5%11,651
Becky FarrarRepublican
45.5%9,741
21,392 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

EvenR+21.61988R+18.51990Even1996D+8.91998R+8.82000R+13.52002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET