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2008 election for Texas House District 32

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Todd Hunter (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Juan M. Garcia (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Todd HunterRepublican · winner
50.1%27,844
Juan M. GarciaDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%25,994
Lenard NelsonLibertarian
3.1%1,705
55,543 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

EvenR+2.01996R+6.72002D+2.12006R+3.32008R+22.32020R+37.42024

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

The candidates

Todd Hunter (R)Juan M. Garcia (D)

Also on the ballot: Lenard Nelson (Libertarian), 3.1%