2008 Texas House of Representatives election

2008 Texas House of Representatives election

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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives 76 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Rep Dem Leader Tom Craddick (ousted as leader) Jim Dunnam Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 9, 1973 January 14, 2003 Leader's seat 82nd 57th Last election 81 69 Seats before 79 71 Seats won 76 74 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 3,828,577 2,965,717 Percentage 53.99% 41.82% Swing 0.48% 1.31%
Results by seat gains Results by vote share      Republican hold      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Democratic gain Republican:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90% Democratic:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Speaker before election Tom Craddick Republican Elected Speaker Joe Straus Republican

The 2008 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 81st Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of the House, losing three seats to the Democrats.