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2000Final results

2000 election for Texas House District 98

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Vicki Truitt (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Gene Mitchell (D) by 48.6 points.

Vicki TruittRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%47,045
24.4%15,702
2.7%1,711
64,458 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

EvenR+42.21986R+36.11990R+52.91998R+48.62000R+43.82008R+50.42016

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

The candidates

Vicki Truitt (R)Gene Mitchell (D)

Also on the ballot: Patrick O. Jackson (Libertarian), 2.7%