2008Final results
2008 election for Texas's 15th District
U.S. House · Texas
Rubén Hinojosa (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Eddie Zamora (R) by 33.8 points.
Rubén HinojosaDemocrat · winner
65.7%107,578
Eddie ZamoraRepublican
31.9%52,303
Gricha RaetherLibertarian
2.3%3,827
163,708 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Rubén HinojosaEddie Zamora
$616.1K
Raised by the campaign
$22.4K
$388.4K
Spent by the campaign
$23.8K
$447.2K
Cash on hand
$755
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008