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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas House District 99

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Charlie Geren (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Sheila Ford (D) by 32.4 points.

Charlie GerenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%46,254
Sheila FordDemocrat
32.4%23,135
Robin ChesterLibertarian
2.8%1,993
71,382 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+39.32004R+29.22006R+32.42008R+36.02012R+28.62018R+23.72022

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

The candidates

Charlie Geren (R)Sheila Ford (D)

Also on the ballot: Robin Chester (Libertarian), 2.8%