2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Texas House District 117
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John V. Garza (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating David McQuade Leibowitz (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John V. GarzaRepublican · winner
51.9%14,705
David McQuade LeibowitzDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%13,635
28,340 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET