2008Final results
2008 election for Texas's 3rd District
U.S. House · Texas
Sam Johnson (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Tom Daley (D) by 21.7 points.
Sam JohnsonRepublican · winner
59.7%170,742
Tom DaleyDemocrat
38.0%108,693
Christopher J. ClaytorLibertarian
2.2%6,348
285,783 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 DaleySam Johnson
$67.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$73.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$856
Cash on hand
$343.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008