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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas Senate District 30

Texas State Senate · Texas

Craig Estes (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Acheson (D) by 37.8 points.

Craig EstesRepublican · winner
67.6%109,167
29.8%48,110
Diane WilsonLibertarian
2.7%4,321
161,598 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+1.51992R+2.41994R+25.31998R+37.82002R+38.12004R+47.92018

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

The candidates

Craig Estes (R)Donald R. Acheson (D)

Also on the ballot: Diane Wilson (Libertarian), 2.7%