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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 1

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Stephen J. Frost (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating George Lavender (R) by 8.6 points.

Stephen J. FrostDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%29,598
George LavenderRepublican
45.0%24,853
Tim EasonLibertarian
1.4%781
55,232 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+27.51996D+24.12002D+5.62004D+8.62008R+10.72010R+43.22026

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

The candidates

Stephen J. Frost (D)George Lavender (R)

Also on the ballot: Tim Eason (Libertarian), 1.4%