2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Texas House District 47
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Paul D. Workman (R) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Valinda Bolton (D) by 3.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul D. WorkmanRepublican · winner
49.7%29,873
Valinda BoltonDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%27,773
Kris BaileyLibertarian
4.1%2,485
60,131 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