2006Final results
2006 election for Texas House District 61
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Phil King (R) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. (Lib) by 60.8 points.
Phil KingRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.4%27,470
Richard Wells Forsythe Jr.Libertarian
19.6%6,696
34,166 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET