2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Moody (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Margo (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe MoodyDemocrat · winner
51.5%26,176
Donald R. MargoRepublican
45.1%22,918
Bill CollinsLibertarian
3.4%1,706
50,800 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