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2010 election for Texas House District 133

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jim Murphy (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Kristi Thibaut (D) by 13.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jim MurphyRepublican · winner
56.3%15,120
Kristi ThibautDemocrat · incumbent
42.4%11,403
1.3%349
26,872 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+14.02006D+1.22008R+13.82010R+49.22014R+16.22018R+16.02020

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

The candidates

Jim Murphy (R)Kristi Thibaut (D)

Also on the ballot: Alfred N. Montestruc (Libertarian), 1.3%