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2004 election for Texas House District 50

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Mark Strama (D) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Stick (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Mark StramaDemocrat · winner
48.6%31,401
Jack StickRepublican · incumbent
47.7%30,832
Greg KnowlesLibertarian
3.7%2,390
64,623 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

EvenD+36.71980D+44.21994R+14.62002D+0.92004D+28.12006D+30.22008

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

The candidates

Mark Strama (D)Jack Stick (R)

Also on the ballot: Greg Knowles (Libertarian), 3.7%