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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 59

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Sid Miller (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Ernie Casbeer (D) by 25.8 points.

Sid MillerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%28,482
Ernie CasbeerDemocrat
35.8%16,546
Coy ReynoldsLibertarian
2.5%1,178
46,206 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+13.52002R+27.82004R+11.12006R+25.82008R+56.52012R+61.32024

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

The candidates

Sid Miller (R)Ernie Casbeer (D)

Also on the ballot: Coy Reynolds (Libertarian), 2.5%