2002Final results
2002 election for Texas Senate District 18
Texas State Senate · Texas
Ken Armbrister (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Lester Phipps (R) by 8.2 points.
Ken ArmbristerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%85,401
Lester PhippsRepublican
45.1%72,296
Horace HenleyLibertarian
1.6%2,508
160,205 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