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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 4

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Betty Brown (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Victor M. Morales (D) by 27.4 points.

Betty BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%39,250
35.2%22,049
Jaames C. YowLibertarian
2.2%1,383
62,682 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+27.72000R+19.42002R+23.22006R+27.42008R+49.92018R+39.32024

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

The candidates

Betty Brown (R)Victor M. Morales (D)

Also on the ballot: Jaames C. Yow (Libertarian), 2.2%