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1998Final results

1998 election for Texas House District 73

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert R. Turner (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Randy C. Leifeste (R) by 3.6 points.

Robert R. TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%18,438
48.2%17,170
35,608 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

EvenD+31.91984D+22.31992D+18.01994D+3.61998D+8.82000R+58.32002

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