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Texas Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Texas Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: Richard Noriega (D), John Cornyn (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Louie B. Gohmert (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Ted Poe (R, Incumbent), Craig Wolfe (L)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Thomas James Daley (D), Sam Johnson (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Glenn Melancon (D), Ralph Moody Hall (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Jeb Hensarling (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Ludwig Otto (D), Joe Linus Barton (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Michael Skelly (D), John Abney Culberson (R, Incumbent), Drew P. Parks (L)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Kevin Patrick Brady (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Alexander Green (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Larry Joe Doherty (D), Mike McCaul (R, Incumbent), Matt Finkel (L)
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U.S. House, District 11
Candidates: Mike Conaway (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 12
Candidates: Tracey Smith (D), Kay Granger (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Roger Waun (D), William 'Mac' Thornberry (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 14
Candidates: Ron Paul (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 15
Candidates: Ruben E. Hinojosa (D, Incumbent), Eddie Zamora (R)
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U.S. House, District 16
Candidates: Silvestre Reyes (D, Incumbent), Mette A. Baker (L)
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U.S. House, District 17
Candidates: Chet Edwards (D, Incumbent), Rob Curnock (R)
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U.S. House, District 18
Candidates: Sheila Jackson Lee (D, Incumbent), John Faulk (R)
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U.S. House, District 19
Candidates: Dwight Fullingim (D), Randy Neugebauer (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 20
Candidates: Charlie Gonzalez (D, Incumbent), Robert Litoff (R), Michael Idrogo (L)
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U.S. House, District 21
Candidates: Lamar S. Smith (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 22
Candidates: Nicholas Valentino Lampson (D, Incumbent), Pete Olson (R)
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U.S. House, District 23
Candidates: Ciro D. Rodriguez (D, Incumbent), Lyle Larson (R), Lani Connolly (L)
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U.S. House, District 24
Candidates: Thomas Love (D), Kenny Marchant (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 25
Candidates: Lloyd Doggett (D, Incumbent), George L. Morovich (R)
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U.S. House, District 26
Candidates: Ken Leach (D), Michael C. Burgess (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 27
Candidates: Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (D, Incumbent), William "Willie" R. Vaden (R)
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U.S. House, District 28
Candidates: Henry Roberto Cuellar (D, Incumbent), Jim Fish (R), Ross Leone (L)
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U.S. House, District 29
Candidates: Gene Green (D, Incumbent), Eric Story (R)
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U.S. House, District 30
Candidates: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D, Incumbent), Fred Wood (R)
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U.S. House, District 31
Candidates: John Rice Carter (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 32
Candidates: Eric Roberson (D), Peter Anderson Sessions (R, Incumbent)
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Previous TX Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (March 4, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | Exit Polls | News/Analysis
Democratic Presidential Caucus (March 4, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (March 4, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | Exit Polls | News/Analysis
Latest Headlines
- TX: Turnout Predicted Up From '04 (Nov. 4, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Election: Southwest (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
- Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)
Political Profile
TX Campaign Advertising
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Texas Demographics
- Population: 23,904,380
- Gender: 49.8% male, 50.2% female
- Age: 72.3% 18 years and over; 10.0% 65 years and over; Median age: 33.2
- Median Household Income: $47,548
- Families Below Poverty Level: 12.8%
- Education: 10.5% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
