2000Final results
2000 election for Texas House District 18
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Dan Ellis (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Ben Bius (R) by 2.5 points.
Dan EllisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%24,013
Ben BiusRepublican
48.7%22,839
46,852 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET