2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 18
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Otto (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Arlan Foster (D) by 37.1 points.
John OttoRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%32,465
Arlan FosterDemocrat
31.5%14,901
47,366 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