2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 147
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Garnet F. Coleman (D) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Tirado (Lib) by 84.5 points.
Garnet F. ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.2%35,951
Joe TiradoLibertarian
7.8%3,030
38,981 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