2002Final results
2002 election for Texas House District 73
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Carter Casteel (R) won with 79.1% of the vote, defeating Virgil Yanta (D) by 58.3 points.
Carter CasteelRepublican · winner
79.1%35,314
Virgil YantaDemocrat
20.9%9,305
44,619 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