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2002Final results

2002 election for Texas Senate District 8

Texas State Senate · Texas

Florence Shapiro (R) won with 89.7% of the vote, defeating David Spaller (Lib) by 79.5 points.

Florence ShapiroRepublican · winner · incumbent
89.7%135,927
David SpallerLibertarian
10.3%15,525
151,452 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

EvenR+35.11976R+42.11980R+27.72012R+2.42018R+18.22022R+18.72024

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