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Texas Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Texas Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: 1/2/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 1/2/08, Primary: 3/4/08, Presidential Primary: 3/4/08, Primary Run Off: 4/8/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 5/8/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 5/8/08, 3rd Party Filing Deadline: 5/19/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: March 5, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 61.1% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 50.87%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 47.39%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1.04%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.37%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.18%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.13%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 51.23%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 37.81%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 5.05%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 1.99%, uncommitted 1.27%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.85%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.62%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.59%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.44%, Hugh Cort, III (R-AL) 0.06%, physician Hoa Tran (R-TX) 0.04%, |
Libertarian Party Nominee |
| Jesse Johnson (G-WV), ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), Kent Philip Mesplay (G-CA), activist Kat Swift (G-TX), Howie Hawkins (G-NY), |
| Reform Party Nominee |
| Texas Independence Party Nominee |
| New American Independent Party Nominee |
Railroad Commissioner, 1st term, 54.8% in '02,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
mobility specialist Mark Thompson (D) 48.32%, '04 & '06 candidate ex-Co. Comm'r. K. Dale Henry (D) 27.69%,
ex-City Councilman / attorney Art Hall (D) 23.97%, |
Michael L. Williams (R), |
David Floyd (L), |
Senate 55.3% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
St. Rep. Richard J. "Rick" Noriega (D) 50.97%,
'90 Supreme Court nominee / '92 Criminal Appeals Court candidate / '93 Senate candidate / '94 Criminal Appeals Court candidate / '96 Supreme Court nominee / '98 Att. Gen. candidate / '00 Senate nominee / '02 Senate candidate / '06 candidate Gene Kelly (D) 26.89%, teacher Ray McMurrey (D) 12.37%, '04 congressional nominee / '06 GOP Gov. candidate / private security guard Rhett R. Smith (D) 9.75%, |
John Cornyn (R) 81.48%,
'06 Gov. candidate / conservative activist Larry Kilgore (R) 18.51%, |
Scott Jameson (L), '06 Att. Gen. nominee Jon Roland (L), Yvonne Adams Schick (L), |
| David B. Collins (G), Tom Davis (G), |
| '06 candidate / blacksmith Robert V. Belt (I), |
| consultant Robert James Devine (I), |
| accountant Michael R. Powell (I), |
| newspaper editor W. Leon Smith (I), |
| Osborne Hart (SW/WI), |
1st Congressional District, 68.0% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Louis B. "Louie" Gohmert, Jr. (R), |
James Stephen King (C), |
| retiree Roger L. Owen (I), |
2nd Congressional District, 65.6% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Lloyd "Ted" Poe (R), |
Craig Wolfe (L), |
3rd Congressional District, 62.5% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
attorney Thomas J. "Tom" Daley (D) 71.62%,
retiree Ronald E. "Ron" Minkow (D) 28.37%, |
Sam Johnson (R) 86.95%,
Harry Pierce (R) 8.34%, Wayne Avellanet (R) 4.69%, |
Christopher J. Claytor (L), |
| Mary Joan Boidock (G), |
4th Congressional District, 64.6% in '06, 14th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
'06 nominee / professor Glenn Melancon (D) 57.41%,
'06 Land Comm'r nominee attorney VaLinda Hathcox (D) 42.58%, |
Ralph M. Hall (R) 73.37%,
former Frisco Mayor Kathy Seei (R) 10.2%, businessman / NASCAR team pres. Gene Christensen (R) 9.65%, businessman Kevin George (R) 5.27%, graduate student Joshua Kowert (R) 1.48%, |
Fred Annett (L), |
| Consultant David McCurrach (I), |
5th Congressional District, 61.7% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat, |
Jeb Hensarling (R), |
Ken Ashby (L), Michael Sprinkle (L), |
| Michael A. Dougan (I), |
6th Congressional District, 60.5% in '06, 12th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
prof. Ludwig Otto (D) 50.82%,
Steve Bush (D) 49.17%, |
Joe L. Barton (R), |
shuttle driver Kenneth Jacobs (L), Max Koch III (L), Perry Munger (L), |
7th Congressional District, 59.2% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
energy exec. Michael Skelly (D),
retired teacher Jim Henley (D) withdrew, |
John A. Culberson (R), |
'04 & '06 nominee Drew P. Parks (L), |
| John F. Truitt (I), |
| John Flatten (I), |
8th Congressional District, 67.2% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| non-profit director Kent Hargett (D), |
Kevin Brady (R), |
Brian Stevens (L), |
9th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Al Green (D), |
No Republican |
Brad Walters (L), |
| meatpacker Amanda C. Ulman (SW), |
10th Congressional District, 55.3% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
"Judge" Larry Joe Doherty (D) 61.11%,
consultant Dan Grant (D) 38.88%, |
Michael T. "Mike" McCaul (R), |
Matt Finkel (L), |
| Daniel "Danny" Kuehn, Sr. (I), |
11th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
K. Michael Conaway (R), |
John Strohm (L), |
| Democrat / Rev. Floyd Crider (WI), |
12th Congressional District, 67.0% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| real estate broker Tracey Smith (D), |
Kay Granger (R), |
Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh (L), |
| Christopher P. Dobson (I), |
| Jeff Long (I), |
13th Congressional District, 74.3% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '06 nominee / pastor Roger J. Waun (D), |
William M. "Mac" Thornberry (R), |
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14th Congressional District, 60.2% in '06, 6th / 9th term, running for President, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat, |
Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R) 70.18%,
City Councilor W. Chris Peden (R) 29.81%, |
'06 nominee Immigration attorney Eugene J. Flynn (L), |
| James G. Harvey, Jr. (I), |
| Gregory Randall Roof (I), |
15th Congressional District, 61.4% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Rubén Hinojosa (D), |
Eddie Zamora (R), |
Gricha Raether (L), |
16th Congressional District, 78.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Silvestre Reyes (D) 80.41%,
Jorge Artalejo (D) 19.58%, |
No Republican, |
Mette Baker (L), |
| Jerome Telghman (I), |
| Benjamin Eloy "Ben" Mendoza (I), |
17th Congressional District, 58.1% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, |
| Chet Edwards (D), |
businessman / '00 & '02 candidate Rob Curnock (R), |
Gardner C. Osborne (L), Robert Allan Vernon (L), |
| Bryan Malatesta (C), |
| Dennis Allen Yokie (I), |
18th Congressional District, 76.6% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Sheila Jackson Lee (D), |
businessman John Faulk (R) 78.55%,
cables show host T.J. Baker-Holm (R) 21.44%, |
Mike Taylor (L), |
| Steven Warshell (SW), |
19th Congressional District, 67.6% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
public affairs consultant Dwight Fullingim (D) 61.68%,
physician Rufus Mark (D) 38.31%, |
Randy Neugebauer (R), |
Richard "Chip" Peterson (L), |
20th Congressional District, 87.4% in '06, 5rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Charlie A. Gonzalez (D), |
retired police officer Robert Litoff (R), |
Michael Idrogo (L), |
21st Congressional District, 60.1% in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat, |
Lamar S. Smith (R), |
'06 nominee James A. Strohm (L), |
| Dan Zavorka (C), |
| Robert Steven Hostetler (I), |
| Jennifer Lauren Gale (I), |
22nd Congressional District, 51.8% in '06, 1st / 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Chris Cillizza: 7th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, NRCC Target, |
| Nicholas V. "Nick" Lampson (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. / ex-Houston Councilor Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R) 29.72%, congressional aide Pete Olson (R) 20.72%,
ex-Mayor John Manlove (R) 14.94%, St. Rep. Robert Talton (R) 14.54%, Former Sugar Land Mayor Dean A. Hrbacek (R) 10.44%, state education board member Cynthia Dunbar (R) 3.76%, ex-Navy officer Brain Klock (R) 1.76%, ex-District Judge Jim Squier (R) 1.76%, army reservist Kevyn Bazzy (R) 1.56%, consultant Ryan Rowley (R) 0.75%, |
John Wieder (L), |
| Joel West (G), |
| Ronald B. Barkley (I), |
23rd Congressional District, 54.3% in '06, 1st / 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, |
| Ciro D. Rodriguez (D), |
Co. Comm'r. Lyle T. Larson (R) 61.54%,
attorney Francisco "Quico" Canseco (R) 38.45%, |
Cecil H. Lamb (L), Lani Connolly (L), |
24th Congressional District, 59.9% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Tom Love (D), |
Kenny E. Marchant (R), |
David A. Casey (L), |
25th Congressional District, 67.3% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Lloyd Doggett (D), |
George L. Morovich (R), |
Jim Stutsman (L), Lorraine DeNardis (L), |
| Thomas S. Trimble (G), |
| Hugh G. Moore, Jr. (I), |
26th Congressional District, 60.1% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-congressional aide Ken Leach (D), |
Michael C. Burgess (R), |
Stephanie Weiss (L), |
| Donald L. Tracey (I), |
27th Congressional District, 56.8% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Solomon P. Ortiz (D), |
'04 & '06 nominee ex-Ingleside Mayor William Willie Vaden (R) 56.12%,
George Benavidez (R) 43.87%, |
'06 nominee Robert E. Powell (L), |
28th Congressional District, 67.7% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Henry Cuellar (D), |
Jim Fish (R), |
Ross Lynn Leone (L), |
29th Congressional District, 73.5% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Raymond E. "Gene" Green (D), |
'06 nominee / minister Eric Story (R), |
Joel Grace (L), |
30th Congressional District, 80.2% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson (D), |
'02 & '06 candidate / IT Manager Fred A. "Scurry" Wood (R), |
Jarrett Woods (L), |
| Mike Brooks (C), |
31st Congressional District, 58.4% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Brian P. Ruiz (D), |
John R. Carter (R), |
Barry N. Cooper (L), |
| Ed Lindsay (G), |
32nd Congressional District, 56.4% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
attorney Eric Roberson (D) 44.85%, retired pastor Stephen L. "Steve" Love (D) 33.40%,
Dennis C. Burns (D) 21.74%, |
Pete Sessions (R), |
Alex Bischoff (L), |
| Runoff Results |
Railroad Commissioner, 1st term, 54.8% in '02,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
mobility specialist Mark Thompson (D) 59.2%,
'04 & '06 candidate ex-Co. Comm'r. K. Dale Henry (D) 40.8%, |
Michael L. Williams (R), |
David Floyd (L), |
22nd Congressional District, 51.8% in '06, 1st / 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 7th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, NRCC Target, |
| Nicholas V. "Nick" Lampson (D), |
congressional aide Pete Olson (R) 68.5%,
ex-U.S. Rep. / ex-Houston Councilor Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R) 31.5%, |
John Wieder (L), |
| Joel West (G), |
| Ronald B. Barkley (I), |
32nd Congressional District, 56.4% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
attorney Eric Roberson (D) 72.5%,
retired pastor Stephen L. "Steve" Love (D) 27.5%, |
Pete Sessions (R), |
Alex Bischoff (L), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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