2002Final results
2002 election for Texas House District 85
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James Laney (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Judy Strickland (R) by 29.3 points.
James LaneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%21,121
Judy StricklandRepublican
35.4%11,559
32,680 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