1968Final results
1968 election for Texas Senate District 8
Texas State Senate · Texas
O. H. Harris (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Moody (D) by 28.3 points.
O. H. HarrisRepublican · winner
64.1%81,015
Joe MoodyDemocrat
35.9%45,283
126,298 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET