2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 86
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Smithee (R) won with 78.7% of the vote, defeating James H. Wood (D) by 60.4 points.
John SmitheeRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.7%47,031
James H. WoodDemocrat
18.3%10,917
Kevin HowellLibertarian
3.0%1,820
59,768 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