2004Final results
2004 election for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joseph C. Pickett (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Dan Chavez (R) by 33.2 points.
Joseph C. PickettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%21,053
Dan ChavezRepublican
33.4%10,561
31,614 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