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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 23

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Craig Eiland (D) won with 86.8% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Earley (Lib) by 73.6 points.

Craig EilandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.8%31,195
13.2%4,743
35,938 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

EvenD+7.11994D+15.51996D+12.01998D+15.42000D+6.32010D+7.92012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET