2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 33
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Solomon Ortiz Jr. (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Raul Torres (R) by 23.5 points.
Solomon Ortiz Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%24,582
Raul TorresRepublican
35.5%14,792
Justin R. GarrettLibertarian
5.4%2,261
41,635 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