2002 Texas House of Representatives election

The 2002 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 78th Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans gained control of the House with 88 seats to the Democrats' 62, giving them a governmental trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction.

2002 Texas House of Representatives election

November 5, 2002

All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tom Craddick Pete Laney
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 9, 1973 January 12, 1993
Leader's seat 82nd 85th
Last election 72 78
Seats won 88 62
Seat change 16 16
Popular vote 2,338,133 1,553,606
Percentage 58.98% 39.19%
Swing 2.28% 1.84%

     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain

Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Democratic:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Speaker before election

Pete Laney
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Tom Craddick
Republican

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