2008Final results
2008 election for Texas's 24th District
U.S. House · Texas
Kenny Marchant (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Love (D) by 14.9 points.
Kenny MarchantRepublican · winner
56.0%151,434
Tom LoveDemocrat
41.1%111,089
David A. CaseyLibertarian
2.9%7,972
270,495 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.
Tom LoveKenny Marchant
$23.2K
Raised by the campaign
$651.1K
$22K
Spent by the campaign
$644.8K
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$316.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008