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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 63

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Tan Parker (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Jesus Carrillo (D) by 50.3 points.

Tan ParkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%64,048
22.7%19,883
John TurnerLibertarian
4.4%3,831
87,762 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

EvenD+17.91990R+18.31992R+48.71998R+50.32008R+54.72014R+34.22018

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

The candidates

Tan Parker (R)Jesus Carrillo (D)

Also on the ballot: John Turner (Libertarian), 4.4%