2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 70
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ken Paxton (R) won with 86.2% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Virasin (Lib) by 72.4 points.
Ken PaxtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.2%73,450
Robert R. VirasinLibertarian
13.8%11,751
85,201 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