2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 81
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tryon D. Lewis (R) won with 90.1% of the vote, defeating Elmo Hockman (Lib) by 80.3 points.
Tryon D. LewisRepublican · winner
90.1%32,973
Elmo HockmanLibertarian
9.9%3,603
36,576 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