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2004Final results

2004 election for Texas House District 81

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

G. E. West (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Arlo Chavira (D) by 50.2 points.

G. E. WestRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.1%31,288
Arlo ChaviraDemocrat
24.9%10,379
41,667 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+35.91976D+5.71990R+8.61992R+50.22004R+50.02018R+35.12026

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