2012Final results
2012 election for Texas House District 8
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Byron Cook (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Morgan (D) by 45.9 points.
Byron CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%35,996
Charles E. MorganDemocrat
27.0%13,339
49,335 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET