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2008 election for Texas House District 52

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Diana Maldonado (D) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Bryan Daniel (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Diana MaldonadoDemocrat · winner
48.6%34,898
Bryan DanielRepublican
47.4%34,047
Lillian SimmonsLibertarian
4.0%2,854
71,799 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+23.21996R+33.02002R+6.22006D+1.22008R+19.42010R+17.92014

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

The candidates

Diana Maldonado (D)Bryan Daniel (R)

Also on the ballot: Lillian Simmons (Libertarian), 4.0%