2008 Texas House of Representatives election

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2008 Texas House of Representatives election
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  2006 November 4, 2008 2010  

All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Rep
Jim Dunnam TX House.jpg
Leader Tom Craddick
(removed as leader)
Jim Dunnam
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 1973January 14, 2003
Leader's seat 82nd 57th
Last election8169
Seats before7971
Seats won7674
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote3,828,5772,965,717
Percentage53.99%41.82%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.48%Increase2.svg 1.31%

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2008 Texas State House election voteshares.svg
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Democratic gain

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

Contents

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

Speaker before election

Tom Craddick
Republican

Elected Speaker

Joe Straus
Republican

The 2008 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 81st Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of the House, losing three seats to the Democrats.

Background

Following the 2002 elections, the Republicans gained control of the House, giving them a governmental trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction. [1] [2] Democrats made significant gains in the 2006 elections, and they gained two more seats following them, one due to a special election, and another due to the defection of Republican Kirk England to the Democratic Party. [3] [4] Democrats needed to gain five seats from the Republicans to win control of the chamber.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Stateline [5] Lean ROct. 15, 2008

Results

Democrats gained a net of three seats from the Republicans, failing to take control of the chamber, but leaving Republicans with a very narrow majority. [6] Control of the chamber remained unclear for multiple days after the election due to a recount in District 105. Incumbent Republican Linda Harper-Brown led her Democratic challenger Bob Romano by 20 votes after election day counting concluded. The recount only reduced Harper-Brown's lead by one vote, confirming her victory in the seat and Republicans' control of the chamber. Had Romano won, the chamber would have been tied. [7] [8]

Statewide

Summary of the November 4, 2008 Texas House of Representatives election results
Texas House 2008 Seat Results.svg
PartyCandi-
dates
Votes %Seats+/–
Republican Party 973,828,57753.99%76Decrease2.svg3
Democratic Party 1112,965,71741.82%74Increase2.svg3
Libertarian Party 84319,0204.50%0
Total7,090,830100.00%150
Popular vote
Republican
53.99%
Democratic
41.82%
Libertarian
4.50%
House seats won
Republican
50.67%
Democratic
49.33%

Close races

  1. District 105, 0.04%
  2. District 11, 0.20%
  3. District 101, 1.12% (gain)
  4. District 52, 1.19% (gain)
  5. District 133, 1.24% (gain)
  6. District 144, 2.30% (tipping-point district)
  7. District 47, 2.40%
  8. District 32, 3.33% (gain)
  9. District 107, 3.50%
  10. District 3, 3.68%
  11. District 96, 4.73% (gain)
  12. District 102, 6.02% (gain)
  13. District 34, 6.28%
  14. District 78, 6.42% (gain)
  15. District 85, 6.76%
  16. District 1, 8.59%

Notable races

2008 Texas' 85th state house district results by county:
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Heflin--70-80%
Heflin--60-70%
Heflin--50-60%
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2008 Texas' 85th state house district results by county:
Map Legend
  •   Heflin—70–80%
  •   Heflin—60–70%
  •   Heflin—50–60%
  •   Castro—50–60%

District 85 : District 85, located in West Texas near Lubbock, had been held by Democrat Pete Laney for decades, but his retirement in 2006 left the seat highly vulnerable for a Republican pickup as the area had swung rapidly towards the Republicans since the 1990s. In fact, no Democrat had won any of the counties contained within the district in a presidential election since 1996. Despite this swing, Democrat Joe Heflin managed to win the open seat with 49.01% of the vote in 2006. [9] The seat was again vulnerable in 2008, but Heflin managed to win re-election with 53.38%, severely outperforming Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who only won 27.33% of the district's vote in the concurrent presidential election. [10] [11] Heflin performed best in Crosby County, his home county. [12] [13]

Texas's 85th state house district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Heflin 22,865 53.38%
Republican Issac M. Castro19,97046.62%
Total votes42,835 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 97: A special election was held on November 6, 2007, to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Anna Mowery. Dan Barret, who had lost the seat to Mowery in 2006, [9] ran against 6 Republicans in the jungle primary, securing a plurality of 31.53% of the vote. [14] A runoff was held on December 18, 2007, between Barret and second-place finisher, Mark M. Shelton in which Barret won an upset victory with 52.19% of the vote. [3] As the legislative session had already ended, Barret did not spend any time legislating during his term. He was later defeated by Shelton in the 2008 general election, only securing 42.75% of the vote.

Texas's 97th state house district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Barrett 5,575 31.53%
Republican Mark M. Shelton 4,049 22.90%
Republican Bob Leonard3,29418.63%
Republican Craig Goldman2,94716.67%
Republican Jeff Humber9255.23%
Republican Chris Hatch5152.91%
RepublicanJames Dean Schull3752.12%
Total votes17,680 100.00%
Texas's 97th state house district special election runoff
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Barrett 5,365 52.19%
Republican Mark M. Shelton4,91547.81%
Total votes10,280 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing 19.49%

District 106: Representative Kirk England was re-elected in 2006 as a Republican with 49.16% of the vote. [15] On September 20, 2007, he announced that he would switch parties and seek re-election as a Democrat. [4] He would later go on to win re-election in 2008 with 55.49% of the vote before losing re-election by 204 votes in 2010 to Republican Rodney Anderson. [16]

Texas's 106th state house district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kirk England 21,484 55.49%
Republican Karen Wiegman16,36242.26%
Libertarian Gene Freeman8692.24%
Total votes38,715 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by district

District Democratic Republican Libertarian TotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 29,59853.59%24,85345.00%7811.41%55,232100.00%Democratic hold
District 2 --39,25885.04%6,90614.96%46,164100.00%Republican hold
District 3 26,76351.84%24,86448.16%--51,627100.00%Democratic hold
District 4 22,04935.18%39,25062.62%1,3832.21%62,682100.00%Republican hold
District 5 --47,309100.00%--47,309100.00%Republican hold
District 6 --44,47687.77%6,19612.23%50,672100.00%Republican hold
District 7 --40,67188.34%5,36811.66%46,039100.00%Republican hold
District 8 --34,524100.00%--34,524100.00%Republican hold
District 9 18,44835.40%32,70462.76%9611.84%52,113100.00%Republican hold
District 10 --49,40185.52%8,36614.48%57,767100.00%Republican hold
District 11 26,05449.29%25,93449.06%8751.66%52,863100.00%Democratic hold
District 12 28,76057.06%21,64742.94%--50,407100.00%Democratic hold
District 13 --41,376100.00%--41,376100.00%Republican hold
District 14 --37,23682.20%8,06317.80%45,299100.00%Republican hold
District 15 --69,661100.00%--69,661100.00%Republican hold
District 16 --49,263100.00%--49,263100.00%Republican hold
District 17 25,58342.85%32,23853.99%1,8893.16%59,710100.00%Republican gain
District 18 14,90131.46%32,46568.54%--47,366100.00%Republican hold
District 19 17,30633.99%32,54563.92%1,0642.09%50,915100.00%Republican hold
District 20 26,90730.53%57,02964.71%4,1994.76%88,135100.00%Republican hold
District 21 32,208100.00%----32,208100.00%Democratic hold
District 22 31,16994.46%--1,8275.54%32,996100.00%Democratic hold
District 23 31,19586.80%--4,74313.20%35,938100.00%Democratic hold
District 24 --47,37886.31%7,51513.69%54,893100.00%Republican hold
District 25 --33,40485.96%5,45414.04%38,858100.00%Republican hold
District 26 --45,679100.00%--45,679100.00%Republican hold
District 27 48,41565.56%25,43434.44%--73,849100.00%Democratic hold
District 28 32,08938.02%50,82460.22%1,4841.76%84,397100.00%Republican hold
District 29 26,43339.53%40,43960.47%--66,872100.00%Republican hold
District 30 --38,869100.00%--38,869100.00%Republican hold
District 31 24,170100.00%----24,170100.00%Democratic hold
District 32 25,99446.80%27,84450.13%1,7053.07%55,543100.00%Republican gain
District 33 24,58259.04%14,79235.53%2,2615.43%41,635100.00%Democratic hold
District 34 21,18853.14%18,68446.86%--39,872100.00%Democratic hold
District 35 29,458100.00%----29,458100.00%Democratic hold
District 36 24,598100.00%----24,598100.00%Democratic hold
District 37 19,695100.00%----19,695100.00%Democratic hold
District 38 25,476100.00%----25,476100.00%Democratic hold
District 39 23,879100.00%----23,879100.00%Democratic hold
District 40 24,103100.00%----24,103100.00%Democratic hold
District 41 23,43864.86%12,02533.28%6711.86%36,134100.00%Democratic hold
District 42 31,129100.00%----31,129100.00%Democratic hold
District 43 25,77187.20%--3,78212.80%29,553100.00%Democratic hold
District 44 --46,68682.42%9,95917.58%56,645100.00%Republican hold
District 45 43,92659.31%27,72937.44%2,4113.26%74,066100.00%Democratic hold
District 46 34,35386.52%--5,35113.48%39,704100.00%Democratic hold
District 47 45,31451.20%43,19048.80%--88,504100.00%Democratic hold
District 48 39,74853.75%31,02841.96%3,1744.29%73,950100.00%Democratic hold
District 49 54,284100.00%----54,284100.00%Democratic hold
District 50 45,45662.97%23,68132.80%3,0554.23%72,192100.00%Democratic hold
District 51 29,38489.52%--3,44010.48%32,824100.00%Democratic hold
District 52 34,89848.61%34,04747.42%2,8543.97%71,799100.00%Democratic gain
District 53 --47,84788.89%5,98311.11%53,830100.00%Republican hold
District 54 --33,69078.04%9,47821.96%43,168100.00%Republican hold
District 55 24,29043.38%30,18953.92%1,5092.70%55,988100.00%Republican hold
District 56 --44,06786.38%6,94613.62%51,013100.00%Republican hold
District 57 28,29187.83%--3,92012.17%32,211100.00%Democratic hold
District 58 14,74926.21%39,69770.55%1,8253.24%56,271100.00%Republican hold
District 59 16,54635.81%28,48261.64%1,1782.55%46,206100.00%Republican hold
District 60 13,19523.24%43,58876.76%--56,783100.00%Republican hold
District 61 16,30824.20%48,87972.53%2,2053.27%67,392100.00%Republican hold
District 62 17,36531.60%37,58868.40%--54,953100.00%Republican hold
District 63 19,88322.66%64,04872.98%3,8314.37%87,762100.00%Republican hold
District 64 28,19539.40%40,75856.95%2,6133.65%71,566100.00%Republican hold
District 65 --47,47179.67%12,11420.33%59,585100.00%Republican hold
District 66 --45,42185.00%8,01515.00%53,436100.00%Republican hold
District 67 --30,55878.46%8,39021.54%38,948100.00%Republican hold
District 68 --41,543100.00%--41,543100.00%Republican hold
District 69 31,92586.19%--5,11413.81%37,039100.00%Democratic hold
District 70 --73,45086.21%11,75113.79%85,201100.00%Republican hold
District 71 --40,38188.31%5,34611.69%45,727100.00%Republican hold
District 72 --37,01086.94%5,56013.60%42,570100.00%Republican hold
District 73 21,73225.97%58,11869.44%3,8464.60%83,696100.00%Republican hold
District 74 26,23564.19%14,63335.81%--40,868100.00%Democratic hold
District 75 26,80671.36%10,75828.64%--37,564100.00%Democratic hold
District 76 26,632100.00%----26,632100.00%Democratic hold
District 77 21,444100.00%----21,444100.00%Democratic hold
District 78 26,17651.53%22,91845.11%1,7063.36%50,800100.00%Democratic gain
District 79 27,604100.00%----27,604100.00%Democratic hold
District 80 30,676100.00%----30,676100.00%Democratic hold
District 81 --32,97390.15%3,6039.85%36,576100.00%Republican hold
District 82 18,87035.31%33,20262.12%1,3722.57%53,444100.00%Republican hold
District 83 --53,411100.00%--53,411100.00%Republican hold
District 84 --32,949100.00%--32,949100.00%Republican hold
District 85 22,86553.38%19,97046.62%--42,835100.00%Democratic hold
District 86 10,91718.27%47,03178.69%1,8203.05%59,768100.00%Republican hold
District 87 --28,54684.80%5,11515.20%33,661100.00%Republican hold
District 88 --41,053100.00%--41,053100.00%Republican hold
District 89 --69,628100.00%--69,628100.00%Republican hold
District 90 16,98470.29%7,18029.71%--24,164100.00%Democratic hold
District 91 19,56735.91%33,38361.27%1,5352.82%54,485100.00%Republican hold
District 92 21,03836.28%36,95563.72%--57,993100.00%Republican hold
District 93 27,53857.21%19,58240.68%1,0112.10%48,131100.00%Democratic hold
District 94 --39,91584.81%7,14715.19%47,602100.00%Republican hold
District 95 39,15095.52%--1,8384.48%40,988100.00%Democratic hold
District 96 41,97751.30%38,10846.57%1,7372.12%81,822100.00%Democratic gain
District 97 29,20642.75%37,80055.33%1,3061.91%68,312100.00%Republican gain
District 98 25,85526.64%68,34570.43%2,8452.93%97,045100.00%Republican hold
District 99 23,13532.41%46,25464.80%1,9932.79%71,382100.00%Republican hold
District 100 27,90393.44%--1,9586.56%29,861100.00%Democratic hold
District 101 23,71350.56%23,19249.44%--46,905100.00%Democratic gain
District 102 21,67553.01%19,21046.99%--40,885100.00%Democratic gain
District 103 14,82588.31%--1,96311.69%16,788100.00%Democratic hold
District 104 16,655100.00%----16,655100.00%Democratic hold
District 105 19,83848.68%19,85748.72%1,0612.60%40,756100.00%Republican hold
District 106 21,48455.49%16,36242.26%8692.24%38,715100.00%Democratic hold
District 107 25,37450.45%23,61646.95%1,3092.60%50,299100.00%Democratic hold
District 108 21,73739.39%33,44260.61%--55,179100.00%Republican hold
District 109 59,47294.15%--3,6925.85%63,164100.00%Democratic hold
District 110 30,869100.00%----30,869100.00%Democratic hold
District 111 43,68579.05%10,68519.32%9011.63%55,260100.00%Democratic hold
District 112 21,91939.64%30,99856.07%2,3724.29%55,289100.00%Republican hold
District 113 21,23241.49%29,93858.51%--51,170100.00%Republican hold
District 114 --31,393100.00%--31,393100.00%Republican hold
District 115 --35,63581.18%8,26218.82%43,897100.00%Republican hold
District 116 27,54085.53%--4,66114.47%32,201100.00%Democratic hold
District 117 28,67557.03%21,60742.97%--50,282100.00%Democratic hold
District 118 24,16959.93%14,74736.57%1,4143.51%40,330100.00%Democratic hold
District 119 29,867100.00%----29,867100.00%Democratic hold
District 120 32,601100.00%----32,601100.00%Democratic hold
District 121 --44,47179.62%11,38020.38%55,852100.00%Republican hold
District 122 30,95329.90%68,37166.04%4,2124.07%103,536100.00%Republican hold
District 123 27,040100.00%----27,040100.00%Democratic hold
District 124 36,557100.00%----36,557100.00%Democratic hold
District 125 36,003100.00%----36,003100.00%Democratic hold
District 126 21,17938.42%32,74859.40%1,2042.18%55,131100.00%Republican hold
District 127 21,98732.29%44,69865.65%1,4022.06%68,087100.00%Republican hold
District 128 --28,439100.00%--28,439100.00%Republican hold
District 129 23,72241.48%33,46258.52%--57,184100.00%Republican hold
District 130 --63,94587.62%9,30112.38%72,976100.00%Republican hold
District 131 35,026100.00%----35,026100.00%Democratic hold
District 132 --43,81782.44%9,33417.56%53,151100.00%Republican hold
District 133 20,21950.62%19,72249.38%--39,941100.00%Democratic gain
District 134 37,89255.46%28,84342.22%1,5852.32%68,320100.00%Democratic hold
District 135 18,73339.95%27,38258.39%7781.66%46,893100.00%Republican hold
District 136 --41,11787.10%6,08712.90%47,204100.00%Republican hold
District 137 12,23389.25%--1,47310.75%13,706100.00%Democratic hold
District 138 15,05240.99%21,66659.01%--36,718100.00%Republican hold
District 139 35,220100.00%----35,220100.00%Democratic hold
District 140 13,348100.00%----13,348100.00%Democratic hold
District 141 32,74787.72%8,19719.70%6561.58%41,600100.00%Democratic hold
District 142 35,159100.00%----35,159100.00%Democratic hold
District 143 11,88170.69%4,64727.65%2781.65%16,806100.00%Democratic hold
District 144 19,07848.85%19,98051.15%--39,058100.00%Republican hold
District 145 16,94670.35%5,87729.65%--19.823100.00%Democratic hold
District 146 41,669100.00%----41,669100.00%Democratic hold
District 147 35,95192.23%--3,0307.77%38,981100.00%Democratic hold
District 148 21,53566.24%10,97533.76%--32,510100.00%Democratic hold
District 149 25,56256.34%19,80643.66%--45,371100.00%Democratic hold
District 150 22,91633.53%43,91664.35%1,4492.12%68,337100.00%Republican hold
Total2,965,71741.82%3,828,57753.99%319,0204.50%7,090,830100.00%

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The 2004 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 State Senate districts. All of the seats up for this election were for two-year terms, with senators up for re-election in the 2008 elections. The winners of this election served in the 79th Texas Legislature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Texas House of Representatives election</span>

The 2004 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 79th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of the House, losing one seat to the Democrats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 Texas House of Representatives election</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Texas Senate election</span>

The 2008 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 81st Texas Legislature. The elected senators served four-year terms in the Texas Senate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Texas House of Representatives election</span>

The 2006 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 80th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of the House, losing five seats to the Democrats.

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