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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 134

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ellen Cohen (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Agris (R) by 13.2 points.

Ellen CohenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%37,892
Joe AgrisRepublican
42.2%28,843
2.3%1,585
68,320 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+6.22002R+9.22004D+11.32006D+13.22008R+1.42010R+9.32012

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

The candidates

Ellen Cohen (D)Joe Agris (R)

Also on the ballot: Mhair S. Dekmezian (Libertarian), 2.3%