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2010Final results

2010 election for Texas House District 50

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Mark Strama (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Pat McGuinness (R) by 13.1 points.

Mark StramaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%23,720
Pat McGuinnessRepublican
41.7%18,041
Emily CowanLibertarian
3.4%1,486
43,247 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

EvenD+0.92004D+28.12006D+30.22008D+13.12010D+21.52014D+27.42016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Mark Strama (D)Pat McGuinness (R)

Also on the ballot: Emily Cowan (Libertarian), 3.4%