2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 61
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Phil King (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Charles William Randolph (D) by 48.3 points.
Phil KingRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%48,879
Charles William RandolphDemocrat
24.2%16,308
Richard Wells Forsythe Jr.Libertarian
3.3%2,205
67,392 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
The candidates
Phil King (R)Charles William Randolph (D)
Also on the ballot: Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. (Libertarian), 3.3%