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2010 election for Texas House District 57

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Marva Beck (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Dunnam (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Marva BeckRepublican · winner
51.7%14,391
Jim DunnamDemocrat · incumbent
45.8%12,743
Derek JohnsonLibertarian
2.6%712
27,846 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+17.21996D+20.42002D+16.72004R+5.92010R+58.12018R+58.92020

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

The candidates

Marva Beck (R)Jim Dunnam (D)

Also on the ballot: Derek Johnson (Libertarian), 2.6%