2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 148
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jessica Farrar (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Howard H. Gano Jr. (R) by 32.5 points.
Jessica FarrarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%21,535
Howard H. Gano Jr.Republican
33.8%10,975
32,510 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