2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 12 · R 19
Races15
Changed party1
Unopposed20%3 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 7 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-4 | Thomas D. Williams (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) | 43.4 | |
| SD-9 | Chris Harris (R) | 10.8 | |
| SD-10 | Wendy R. Davis (D) | 2.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | Mike Jackson (R) | 15.3 | |
| SD-16 | John Carona (R) | 15.2 | |
| SD-20 | Juan Hinojosa (D) | 62.8 | |
| SD-21 | Judith Zaffirini (D) | 39.1 | |
| SD-23 | Royce West (D) | 84.8 | |
| SD-24 | Troy Fraser (R) | 70.9 | |
| SD-26 | Leticia Vandeputte (D) | 62.9 | |
| SD-27 | Eddie Lucio Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Robert L. Duncan (R) | 76.3 | |
| SD-30 | Craig Estes (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Kel Seliger (R) | 80.4 |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner