2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Patrick M. Rose (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Matt Young (R) by 21.9 points.
Patrick M. RoseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%43,926
Matt YoungRepublican
37.4%27,729
Tom GleinserLibertarian
3.3%2,411
74,066 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