Nov 4, 2008
Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn won re-election in 2008 over Democrat Rick Noriega.
Texas was one of the few states where a Republican challenger defeated a DFL incumbent for a congressional office. In the 22nd District Republican Pete Olson (pictured left) defeated incumbent Nick Lampson.
Incumbents ran in and won all of the other 31 congressional districts in Texas.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's term expires in 2012 and the next Texas Gubanatorial Election is in 2010.
John McCain won Texas' 34 electoral votes.
2008 Texas Election Winners
| Texas Senate II | ||
| John Cornyn Incumbent (55%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Rick Noriega (DFL - 43%); Yvonne Adams Schick (LIB); Jacquie Henderson (SW); Robert Belt (IND); Robert Devine (IND); Michael Powell (IND); W Leon Smith (IND) | ||
| Texas 1st District | ||
| Louie Gohmert Incumbent (88%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Roger Owen (IND - 12%) | ||
| Texas 2nd District | ||
| Ted Poe Incumbent (89%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Craig Wolfe (LIB - 11%) | ||
| Texas 3rd District | ||
| Sam Johnson Incumbent (60%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tom Daley (DFL - 38%); Mary Joan Boidock (GRN); Chris Claytor (LIB) | ||
| Texas 4th District | ||
| Ralph M Hall Incumbent (69%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Glenn Melancon (DFL - 29%); Fred Annett (LIB); David McCurrach (IND) | ||
| Texas 5th District | ||
| Jeb Hensarling Incumbent (84%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Ken Ashby (LIB - 16%) | ||
| Texas 6th District | ||
| Joe Barton Incumbent (62%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Ludwig Otto (DFL - 36%); Max Koch III (LIB); Kenneth Jacobs (IND) | ||
| Texas 7th District | ||
| John A Culberson Incumbent (56%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Michael Skelly (DFL - 42%); Drew Parks (LIB); John Flatten (IND); JohnTruitt (IND) | ||
| Texas 8th District | ||
| Kevin P Brady Incumbent (72%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Kent Hargett (DFL - 25%); Brian Stevens (LIB) | ||
| Texas 9th District | ||
| Al Green Incumbent (94%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Brad Walters (LIB - 6%) | ||
| Texas 10th District | ||
| Michael McCaul Incumbent (54%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Larry Joe Doherty (DFL - 43%); Matt Finkel (LIB); Danny Kuehn (IND) | ||
| Texas 11th District | ||
| Mike Conaway Incumbent (88%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Strohm (LIB - 12%) | ||
| Texas 12th District | ||
| Kay Granger Incumbent (67%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tracey Smith (DFL - 31%); Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh (LIB); Christopher Dobson (IND); Jeff Long (IND) | ||
| Texas 13th District | ||
| William Thornberry Incumbent (78%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Roger Waun (DFL - 22%) | ||
| Texas 14th District | ||
| Ron E Paul Incumbent (Unapposed) REP | ||
| Texas 15th District | ||
| Ruben E Hinojosa Incumbent (66%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Eddie Zamora (REP - 32%); Gricha Raether (LIB) | ||
| Texas 16th District | ||
| Silvestre Reyes Incumbent (82%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mette Baker (LIB - 8%); Ben Mendoza (IND - 10%) | ||
| Texas 17th District | ||
| Chet Edwards Incumbent (53%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Rob Curnock (REP - 45%); Bryan Malatesta (CON); Gardner Osborne (LIB); Dennis Yokie (IND) | ||
| Texas 18th District | ||
| Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent (77%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: John Faulk (REP - 21%); Mike Taylor (LIB); Steven Warshell (SW) | ||
| Texas 19th District | ||
| Randy Neugebauer Incumbent (72%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Dwight Fullingham (DFL - 25%); Richard Peterson (LIB) | ||
| Texas 20th District | ||
| Charles A Gonzalez Incumbent (72%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Robert Litoff (REP - 25%); Mike Idrogo (LIB) | ||
| Texas 21st District | ||
| Lamar S Smith Incumbent (80%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: James Arthur Strohm (LIB - 20%) | ||
| Texas 22nd District | ||
| Pete Olson (53%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Nick Lampson (DFL Incumbent - 45%); John Wieder (LIB); Joel West (GRN); Ronald Barkley (IND) | ||
| Texas 23rd District | ||
| Ciro Rodriquez Incumbent (56%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Lyle Larson (REP - 42%); Lani Connolly (LIB) | ||
| Texas 24th District | ||
| Kenny Marchant Incumbent (56%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Tom Love (DFL - 41%); David Casey (LIB) | ||
| Texas 25th District | ||
| Lloyd Doggett Incumbent (66%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: George Morovich (REP - 30%); Scott Trimble (GRN); Jim Stutsman (LIB); Hugh Moore Jr (IND) | ||
| Texas 26th District | ||
| Michael C Burgess Incumbent (60%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Ken Leach (DFL - 37%); Don Tracey (IND); Stephanie Weiss (LIB) | ||
| Texas 27th District | ||
| Solomon P Ortiz Incumbent (58%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Willie Vaden (REP - 38%); Robert Powell (LIB) | ||
| Texas 28th District | ||
| Henry Cuellar Incumbent (69%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jim Fish (REP - 29%); Ross Lynn Leone (LIB) | ||
| Texas 29th District | ||
| Gene Green Incumbent (75%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Eric Story (REP - 24%); Joel Grace (LIB) | ||
| Texas 30th District | ||
| Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent (82%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Fred Wood (REP - 16%); Mike Brooks (CON); Jarrett Woods (LIB) | ||
| Texas 31st District | ||
| John R Carter Incumbent (60%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Brian Ruiz (DFL - 37%); Ed Lindsay (GRN); Barry Cooper (LIB) | ||
| Texas 32nd District | ||
| Pete Sessions Incumbent (57%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Eric Robertston (DFL - 41%); Alex Bischoff (LIB) | ||
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
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