2002Final results
2002 election for Texas Senate District 3
Texas State Senate · Texas
Todd Staples (R) won with 88.2% of the vote, defeating Michael Carter (Lib) by 76.5 points.
Todd StaplesRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.2%119,993
Michael CarterLibertarian
11.8%16,001
135,994 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