2002Final results

2002 election for Texas Senate District 14

Texas State Senate · Texas

Gonzalo Barrientos (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Ben Bentzin (R) by 9.6 points.

Gonzalo BarrientosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%95,182
Ben BentzinRepublican
43.1%77,885
Marianne RobbinsLibertarian
4.2%7,537
180,604 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+18.81984D+36.11988D+38.71992D+9.62002D+25.12010D+46.72018

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

The candidates

Gonzalo Barrientos (D)Ben Bentzin (R)

Also on the ballot: Marianne Robbins (Libertarian), 4.2%