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2000Final results

2000 election for Texas House District 21

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Allan B. Ritter (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Jane Avery (R) by 13.6 points.

Allan B. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%27,033
Mary Jane AveryRepublican
42.6%20,484
Amy JacobellisLibertarian
1.1%531
48,048 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

EvenD+25.71986D+20.51992D+6.31998D+13.62000D+39.52002R+48.82014

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

The candidates

Allan B. Ritter (D)Mary Jane Avery (R)

Also on the ballot: Amy Jacobellis (Libertarian), 1.1%