2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 121
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Straus (R) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur M. Thomas IV (Lib) by 59.2 points.
Joe StrausRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.6%44,472
Arthur M. Thomas IVLibertarian
20.4%11,380
55,852 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET