1998Final results
1998 election for Texas House District 62
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ron Clark (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Sam J. Thorpe (D) by 32.3 points.
Ron ClarkRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%18,469
Sam J. ThorpeDemocrat
33.9%9,454
27,923 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