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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 118

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joe Farias (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Don Green (R) by 23.4 points.

Joe FariasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%24,169
Don GreenRepublican
36.6%14,747
3.5%1,414
40,330 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+13.62004D+4.02006D+23.42008D+19.72012D+10.32016D+16.12018

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

The candidates

Joe Farias (D)Don Green (R)

Also on the ballot: James L. Thompson (Libertarian), 3.5%