2008Final results
2008 election for Texas Senate District 6
Texas State Senate · Texas
Mario V. Gallegos Jr. (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Gilbert Pena (R) by 43.4 points.
Mario V. Gallegos Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%72,960
Gilbert PenaRepublican
26.6%27,751
Susan DelgadoLibertarian
3.4%3,496
104,207 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