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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas House District 8

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Byron Cook (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Sharon Cade Davis (D) by 15.7 points.

Byron CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%17,767
42.1%12,938
30,705 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+22.21996D+23.11998R+10.42002R+15.72006R+48.82010R+45.92012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET