2010Final results
2010 election for Texas House District 144
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ken Legler (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Rick Molina (D) by 21.2 points.
Ken LeglerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%15,425
Rick MolinaDemocrat
38.3%9,931
Clifford Lee MessinaLibertarian
1.3%339
Joel WestGreen
1.0%249
25,944 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
The candidates
Ken Legler (R)Rick Molina (D)
Also on the ballot: Clifford Lee Messina (Libertarian), 1.3%; Joel West (Green), 1.0%