2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Texas House District 68
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Rick Hardcastle (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating David Counts (D) by 30.5 points.
Rick HardcastleRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%23,750
David CountsDemocrat · incumbent
34.8%12,659
36,409 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET