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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 93

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Paula Hightower Pierson (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Burch (R) by 16.5 points.

Paula Hightower PiersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%27,538
Bill BurchRepublican
40.7%19,582
Colin F. SewardsLibertarian
2.1%1,011
48,131 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+13.22002R+12.12004D+2.72006D+16.52008R+1.72010R+21.42012

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

The candidates