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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 28

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

John Zerwas (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Bottos (D) by 22.2 points.

John ZerwasRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%50,824
38.0%32,089
M. Stephen LucasLibertarian
1.8%1,484
84,397 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+26.72000R+28.32004R+26.02006R+22.22008R+42.92010R+8.32018

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

The candidates

John Zerwas (R)Dorothy Bottos (D)

Also on the ballot: M. Stephen Lucas (Libertarian), 1.8%