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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas House District 70

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ken Paxton (R) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Fred Lusk (D) by 58.7 points.

Ken PaxtonRepublican · winner
78.5%28,012
Fred LuskDemocrat
19.8%7,074
1.7%600
35,686 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+17.81994D+2.31996D+7.51998R+58.72002R+52.12004R+40.92006

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

The candidates

Ken Paxton (R)Fred Lusk (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Worthington (Libertarian), 1.7%