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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas House District 53

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Harvey Hilderbran (R) won with 90.5% of the vote, defeating James E. Harrell (Lib) by 81.0 points.

Harvey HilderbranRepublican · winner · incumbent
90.5%31,675
James E. HarrellLibertarian
9.5%3,325
35,000 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+6.21986R+2.61990R+48.21994R+45.41996R+56.92016R+57.12018

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