2008Final results
2008 election for Texas's 29th District
U.S. House · Texas
Gene Green (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Eric Story (R) by 50.8 points.
Gene GreenDemocrat · winner
74.6%79,718
Eric StoryRepublican
23.9%25,512
Joel GraceLibertarian
1.5%1,564
106,794 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.
Gene GreenEric Story
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$14K
$860.6K
Spent by the campaign
$13.2K
$600K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008