2008Final results
2008 election for Texas Senate District 9
Texas State Senate · Texas
Chris Harris (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Melvin Willms (D) by 10.8 points.
Chris HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%125,443
Melvin WillmsDemocrat
43.3%100,509
Carl NulsenLibertarian
2.6%5,991
231,943 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