2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mark M. Shelton (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Dan Barrett (D) by 12.6 points.
Mark M. SheltonRepublican · winner
55.3%37,800
Dan BarrettDemocrat
42.8%29,206
Rod WingoLibertarian
1.9%1,306
68,312 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