2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 48
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Donna Howard (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Pamela Waggoner (R) by 11.8 points.
Donna HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%39,748
Pamela WaggonerRepublican
42.0%31,028
Ben EastonLibertarian
4.3%3,174
73,950 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