2006Final results
2006 election for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Susan L. King (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Mel Hailey (D) by 17.4 points.
Susan L. KingRepublican · winner
57.6%18,026
Mel HaileyDemocrat
40.2%12,574
Vanessa Nicole HarrisLibertarian
2.2%687
31,287 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