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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 127

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joe Crabb (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Joe A. Montemayor (D) by 33.4 points.

Joe CrabbRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.6%44,698
32.3%21,987
Justo PerezLibertarian
2.1%1,402
68,087 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

EvenR+57.51994R+40.92004R+18.02006R+33.42008R+50.52010R+40.42012

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

The candidates

Joe Crabb (R)Joe A. Montemayor (D)

Also on the ballot: Justo Perez (Libertarian), 2.1%