2010Final results
2010 election for Texas House District 61
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Phil King (R) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. (Lib) by 72.5 points.
Phil KingRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.2%34,513
Richard Wells Forsythe Jr.Libertarian
13.8%5,508
40,021 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