2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 143
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ana Hernandez (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Olmos (R) by 43.0 points.
Ana HernandezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%11,881
Dorothy OlmosRepublican
27.7%4,647
Joe O. MarcomLibertarian
1.7%278
16,806 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