2008 Texas Senate 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.

2008 Texas Senate election
November 4, 2008
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
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