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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 50

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Mark Strama (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry J. Mikus Jr. (R) by 30.2 points.

Mark StramaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%45,456
32.8%23,681
Jerry ChandlerLibertarian
4.2%3,055
72,192 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+14.62002D+0.92004D+28.12006D+30.22008D+13.12010D+21.52014

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

The candidates

Mark Strama (D)Jerry J. Mikus Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry Chandler (Libertarian), 4.2%