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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 9

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Wayne Christian (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Kenneth D. Franks (D) by 27.4 points.

Wayne ChristianRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%32,704
35.4%18,448
Joe AllportLibertarian
1.8%961
52,113 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

EvenR+10.82000R+9.82002R+13.82004R+27.42008R+44.32010R+64.72022

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

The candidates

Wayne Christian (R)Kenneth D. Franks (D)

Also on the ballot: Joe Allport (Libertarian), 1.8%