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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas House District 109

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Helen Giddings (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph L. Sam (R) by 49.0 points.

Helen GiddingsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%26,747
Joseph L. SamRepublican
25.5%9,155
35,902 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+33.41982D+49.02002D+65.52016D+66.62020D+67.92026

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