2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Texas Senate District 10
Texas State Senate · Texas
Wendy R. Davis (D) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Brimer (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Wendy R. DavisDemocrat · winner
49.9%147,832
Kenneth BrimerRepublican · incumbent
47.5%140,737
Richard A. CrossLibertarian
2.6%7,591
296,160 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