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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas House District 47

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Terry Keel (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Martin (D) by 30.5 points.

Terry KeelRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%30,001
Bill MartinDemocrat
32.7%15,524
4.1%1,963
47,488 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

EvenD+4.41988R+30.81992R+39.61996R+30.52002D+4.72006D+2.42008

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

The candidates

Terry Keel (R)Bill Martin (D)

Also on the ballot: Sarah Dubose (Green), 4.1%