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2008Final results

2008 election for Texas Senate District 21

Texas State Senate · Texas

Judith Zaffirini (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Louis H. Bruni (R) by 39.1 points.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%129,802
Louis H. BruniRepublican
29.2%55,480
Barry L. AllisonLibertarian
2.6%4,980
190,262 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

EvenD+37.11994D+32.61996D+32.92000D+39.12008D+38.52012D+20.32020

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

The candidates

Judith Zaffirini (D)Louis H. Bruni (R)

Also on the ballot: Barry L. Allison (Libertarian), 2.6%