2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Texas House District 117
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David McQuade Leibowitz (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Ken Mercer (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David McQuade LeibowitzDemocrat · winner
50.6%19,707
Ken MercerRepublican · incumbent
49.4%19,209
38,916 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET