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2010Final results

2010 election for Texas House District 8

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Byron Cook (R) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Morgan (D) by 48.8 points.

Byron CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.4%22,969
25.6%7,906
30,875 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

EvenD+23.11998R+10.42002R+15.72006R+48.82010R+45.92012R+56.42018

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