1998Final results
1998 election for Texas House District 70
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David Counts (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Scott McLaughlin (R) by 7.5 points.
David CountsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%14,188
Scott McLaughlinRepublican
46.2%12,208
26,396 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