2008 Texas Senate election

2008 Texas Senate election

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16 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Seats before 20 11 0 Seats won 19 12 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,608,910 1,203,432 185,537 Percentage 53.67% 40.14% 6.19% Swing 8.31% 10.62% 2.31%
Senate results by district      Republican hold      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      No election

The 2008 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 81st Texas Legislature. The elected senators served four-year terms in the Texas Senate.