2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 55
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ralph Sheffield (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Sam Murphey (D) by 10.5 points.
Ralph SheffieldRepublican · winner
53.9%30,189
Sam MurpheyDemocrat
43.4%24,290
Chris LaneLibertarian
2.7%1,509
55,988 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