2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 22
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Deshotel (D) won with 94.5% of the vote, defeating Dean L. Tucker (Lib) by 88.9 points.
Joe DeshotelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.5%31,169
Dean L. TuckerLibertarian
5.5%1,827
32,996 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