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2010Final results

2010 election for Texas House District 48

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Donna Howard (D) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Neil (R) by 0.0 points.

Donna HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.5%25,026
Dan NeilRepublican
48.5%25,010
Ben EastonLibertarian
2.9%1,518
51,554 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+7.02002R+0.22004D+11.82008Even2010D+23.72012D+40.22020

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

The candidates

Donna Howard (D)Dan Neil (R)

Also on the ballot: Ben Easton (Libertarian), 2.9%