2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Susan L. King (R) won with 88.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Walton (Lib) by 76.6 points.
Susan L. KingRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.3%40,381
Michael WaltonLibertarian
11.7%5,346
45,727 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET