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2024Final results

2024 election for Texas House District 48

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Donna Howard (D) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating McCarthy (Lib) by 66.0 points.

Donna HowardDemocrat · winner
83.0%72,631
McCarthyLibertarian
17.0%14,871
87,502 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenR+0.22004D+11.82008Even2010D+23.72012D+40.22020D+51.82026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET