2010Final results
2010 election for Texas's 31st District
U.S. House · Texas
John Carter (R) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Oliver (Lib) by 65.1 points.
John CarterRepublican · winner
82.5%126,384
Bill OliverLibertarian
17.5%26,735
153,119 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No independentJohn Carter
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Raised by the campaign
$997.5K
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Spent by the campaign
$712.4K
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Cash on hand
$337K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010