2008 Texas House of Representatives election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2008 Texas House of Representatives election
| country = Texas
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2006 Texas House of Representatives election
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = 2010 Texas House of Representatives election
| next_year = 2010
| seats_for_election = All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
| majority_seats = 76
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| turnout =
| image1 =
| leader1 = Tom Craddick
(removed as leader)
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| leader_since1 = January 9, 1973
| leaders_seat1 = [https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=82 82nd]
| last_election1 = 81
| seats_before1 = 79
| seats_needed1 = {{steady}}
| seats1 = 76
| seat_change1 = {{Decrease}} 3
| popular_vote1 = 3,828,577
| percentage1 = 53.99%
| swing1 = {{Increase}} 0.48%
| image2 = Jim Dunnam TX House.jpg
| leader2 = Jim Dunnam
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| leader_since2 = January 14, 2003
| leaders_seat2 = [https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=57 57th]
| last_election2 = 69
| seats_before2 = 71
| seats_needed2 = {{Increase}} 5
| seats2 = 74
| seat_change2 = {{Increase}} 3
| popular_vote2 = 2,965,717
| percentage2 = 41.82%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.31%
| map_image = {{switcher |320px |Results by seat gains|320px |Results by vote share|default=1}}
| map_size =
| map_caption = {{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}
{{legend0|#CA0020|Republican gain}} {{legend0|#0571B0|Democratic gain}}
Republican: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|≥90%}}
Democratic: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d0596|≥90%}}
| title = Speaker
| before_election = Tom Craddick
| before_party = Republican
| after_election = Joe Straus
| after_party = 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.
Background
Following the 2002 elections, the Republicans gained control of the House, giving them a governmental trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction.{{Cite news |last1=Halbfinger |first1=David M. |last2=Yardley |first2=Jim |date=2002-11-07 |title=THE 2002 ELECTIONS: THE SOUTH; Vote Solidifies Shift of South To the G.O.P. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/07/us/the-2002-elections-the-south-vote-solidifies-shift-of-south-to-the-gop.html |access-date=2023-03-17 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite book |last1=Barta |first1=Carolyn |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162511/m1/395 |title=Texas Almanac, 2004-2005 |last2=Alvarez |first2=Elizabeth Cruce |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |year=2004 |location=Dallas, Texas |pages=395–396 |language=en |chapter=Republicans Take Total Control of State Government}} Democrats made significant gains in the 2006 elections, and they gained two more seats following them, one due to a special election, and another due to the defection of Republican Kirk England to the Democratic Party. Democrats needed to gain five seats from the Republicans to win control of the chamber.
Predictions
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| Stateline{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=October 15, 2008 |title=Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 |url=http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 |archive-date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=Stateline}}
|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}} |Oct. 15, 2008 |
{{Elections in Texas sidebar}}
Results
Democrats gained a net of three seats from the Republicans, failing to take control of the chamber, but leaving Republicans with a very narrow majority.{{Cite web |date=2008-11-04 |title=Race Summary Report 2008 General Election |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_state.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427222156/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_state.htm |archive-date=2021-04-27 |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us}} Control of the chamber remained unclear for multiple days after the election due to a recount in District 105. Incumbent Republican Linda Harper-Brown led her Democratic challenger Bob Romano by 20 votes after election day counting concluded. The recount only reduced Harper-Brown's lead by one vote, confirming her victory in the seat and Republicans' control of the chamber. Had Romano won, the chamber would have been tied.{{Cite web |last=Whittaker |first=Richard |last2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |date=December 8, 2008 |title=Harper Brown Holds On |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2008-12-08/711962/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ramsey |first=Ross |date=2020-10-26 |title=Analysis: Democrats or Republicans could win the Texas House this year. But what if they tie? |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/26/election-texas-house-tie/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}
= Statewide =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
|+Summary of the November 4, 2008 Texas House of Representatives election results | colspan="14" align="center" |center |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candi- !Votes ! % !Seats !+/– |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party of Texas}};" |
| align="left" |Republican Party |97 |3,828,577 |53.99% |76 |{{Decrease}}3 |
| style="background:{{party color|Texas Democratic Party}};" |
| align="left" |Democratic Party |111 |2,965,717 |41.82% |74 |{{Increase}}3 |
| style="background:{{party color|Libertarian Party of Texas}};" |
| align="left" |Libertarian Party |84 |319,020 |4.50% |0 |– |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| colspan="2" align="left" |Total | |7,090,830 |100.00% |150 |– |
{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|53.99}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|41.82}}
{{bar percent|Libertarian|{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}|4.50}}}}{{bar box|title=House seats won|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|50.67}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|49.33}}}}
= Close races =
{{columns-list|# {{font color|red|District 105, 0.04%}}
- {{font color|blue|District 11, 0.20%}}
- {{font color|blue|District 101, 1.12%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|District 52, 1.19%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|District 133, 1.24%}} (gain)
- {{font color|red|District 144, 2.30%}} (tipping-point district)
- {{font color|blue|District 47, 2.40%}}
- {{font color|red|District 32, 3.33%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|District 107, 3.50%}}
- {{font color|blue|District 3, 3.68%}}
- {{font color|blue|District 96, 4.73%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|District 102, 6.02%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|District 34, 6.28%}}
- {{font color|blue|District 78, 6.42%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|District 85, 6.76%}}
- {{font color|blue|District 1, 8.59%}}}}
= Notable races =
[[File:2008 Texas House Election District 85.png|thumb|2008 Texas' 85th state house district results by county:{{Collapsible list
| title = Map Legend|{{legend|#1666CB|Heflin—70–80%}}|{{legend|#4389E3|Heflin—60–70%}}|{{legend|#86B6F2|Heflin—50–60%}}|{{legend|#E27F90|Castro—50–60%}}
}}]]
District 85: District 85, located in West Texas near Lubbock, had been held by Democrat Pete Laney for decades, but his retirement in 2006 left the seat highly vulnerable for a Republican pickup as the area had swung rapidly towards the Republicans since the 1990s. In fact, no Democrat had won any of the counties contained within the district in a presidential election since 1996. Despite this swing, Democrat Joe Heflin managed to win the open seat with 49.01% of the vote in 2006.{{Cite web |date=2007-11-07 |title=Race Summary Report 2006 General Election |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist127_state.htm |access-date=2022-01-15 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us |archive-date=2021-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105070934/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist127_state.htm |url-status=live }} The seat was again vulnerable in 2008, but Heflin managed to win re-election with 53.38%, severely outperforming Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who only won 27.33% of the district's vote in the concurrent presidential election.{{Cite web |title=Texas: Presidential County Results - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/states/president/texas.html |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=www.nytimes.com |archive-date=2021-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411222126/https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/states/president/texas.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Reeve |date=2010-10-08 |title=The Hunted |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/08/rural-white-democrats-in-republican-sights/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}} Heflin performed best in Crosby County, his home county.{{Cite web |date=2008-11-04 |title=State Representative District 85 |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_race230.htm |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us |archive-date=2022-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112175726/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_race230.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lewis|first=Kevin |date=2010-10-06 |title=Landtroop, Heflin report campaign donations |url=https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Landtroop-Heflin-report-campaign-donations-8454447.php |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=Plainview Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112175733/https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Landtroop-Heflin-report-campaign-donations-8454447.php |url-status=live }}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 85th state house district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Joe Heflin|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=22,865|percentage=53.38%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Issac M. Castro|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=19,970|percentage=46.62%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=42,835|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
District 97: A special election was held on November 6, 2007, to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Anna Mowery. Dan Barret, who had lost the seat to Mowery in 2006, ran against 6 Republicans in the jungle primary, securing a plurality of 31.53% of the vote.{{Cite web |date=2007-11-06 |title=Special Election State Representative District 97 |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist134_state.htm |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us |archive-date=2021-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716184714/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist134_state.htm |url-status=live }} A runoff was held on December 18, 2007, between Barret and second-place finisher, Mark M. Shelton in which Barret won an upset victory with 52.19% of the vote.{{Cite web |date=2007-12-18 |title=Special Runoff Election State Representative District 97 |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist137_state.htm |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us |archive-date=2021-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716184714/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist137_state.htm |url-status=live }} As the legislative session had already ended, Barret did not spend any time legislating during his term. He was later defeated by Shelton in the 2008 general election, only securing 42.75% of the vote.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 97th state house district special election}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dan Barrett|votes=5,575|percentage=31.53%}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mark M. Shelton|votes=4,049|percentage=22.90%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Bob Leonard|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=3,294|percentage=18.63%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Craig Goldman|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=2,947|percentage=16.67%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jeff Humber|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=925|percentage=5.23%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Chris Hatch|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=515|percentage=2.91%}}
{{Election box candidate no party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=James Dean Schull|votes=375|percentage=2.12%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=17,680|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 97th state house district special election runoff}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Dan Barrett|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=5,365|percentage=52.19%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Mark M. Shelton|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=4,915|percentage=47.81%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=10,280|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Democratic Party (United States)|loser=Republican Party (United States)|swing=19.49%}}{{Election box end}}
District 106: Representative Kirk England was re-elected in 2006 as a Republican with 49.16% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2010 General Election |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist154_state.htm |access-date=2021-12-30 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us |archive-date=2021-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230032330/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist154_state.htm |url-status=live }} On September 20, 2007, he announced that he would switch parties and seek re-election as a Democrat.{{Cite web |last=Nichols |first=Lee |date=September 19, 2007 |title=Rep. England to Turn Democrat |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2007-09-19/540605/ |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716195345/https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2007-09-19/540605/ |url-status=live }} He would later go on to win re-election in 2008 with 55.49% of the vote before losing re-election by 204 votes in 2010 to Republican Rodney Anderson.{{Cite web |date=2010-11-02 |title=2010 General Election |url=https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist154_state.htm |access-date=2021-07-16 |website=elections.sos.state.tx.us |archive-date=2021-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605014513/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist154_state.htm |url-status=live }}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 106th state house district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Kirk England|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=21,484|percentage=55.49%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Karen Wiegman|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=16,362|percentage=42.26%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Gene Freeman|votes=869|percentage=2.24%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=38,715|percentage=100.00%}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
= Results by district =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! rowspan="3" scope="col" |District ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Democratic ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Republican ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Libertarian ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Total ! rowspan="3" scope="col" |Result |
| colspan="2" scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
! colspan="2" scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | ! colspan="2" scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}"| ! colspan="2" scope="col" | |
|---|
| data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |Votes
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |% ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |Votes ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |% ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |Votes ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |% ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |Votes ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" |% |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 1 |29,598 |53.59% |24,853 |45.00% |781 |1.41% |55,232 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 2 | - | - |39,258 |85.04% |6,906 |14.96% |46,164 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 3 |26,763 |51.84% |24,864 |48.16% | - | - |51,627 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 4 |22,049 |35.18% |39,250 |62.62% |1,383 |2.21% |62,682 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 5 | - | - |47,309 |100.00% | - | - |47,309 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 6 | - | - |44,476 |87.77% |6,196 |12.23% |50,672 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 7 | - | - |40,671 |88.34% |5,368 |11.66% |46,039 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 8 | - | - |34,524 |100.00% | - | - |34,524 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 9 |18,448 |35.40% |32,704 |62.76% |961 |1.84% |52,113 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 10 | - | - |49,401 |85.52% |8,366 |14.48% |57,767 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 11 |26,054 |49.29% |25,934 |49.06% |875 |1.66% |52,863 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 12 |28,760 |57.06% |21,647 |42.94% | - | - |50,407 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 13 | - | - |41,376 |100.00% | - | - |41,376 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 14 | - | - |37,236 |82.20% |8,063 |17.80% |45,299 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 15 | - | - |69,661 |100.00% | - | - |69,661 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 16 | - | - |49,263 |100.00% | - | - |49,263 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 17 |25,583 |42.85% |32,238 |53.99% |1,889 |3.16% |59,710 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican gain |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 18 |14,901 |31.46% |32,465 |68.54% | - | - |47,366 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 19 |17,306 |33.99% |32,545 |63.92% |1,064 |2.09% |50,915 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 20 |26,907 |30.53% |57,029 |64.71% |4,199 |4.76% |88,135 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 21 |32,208 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |32,208 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 22 |31,169 |94.46% | - | - |1,827 |5.54% |32,996 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 23 |31,195 |86.80% | - | - |4,743 |13.20% |35,938 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 24 | - | - |47,378 |86.31% |7,515 |13.69% |54,893 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 25 | - | - |33,404 |85.96% |5,454 |14.04% |38,858 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 26 | - | - |45,679 |100.00% | - | - |45,679 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 27 |48,415 |65.56% |25,434 |34.44% | - | - |73,849 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 28 |32,089 |38.02% |50,824 |60.22% |1,484 |1.76% |84,397 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 29 |26,433 |39.53% |40,439 |60.47% | - | - |66,872 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 30 | - | - |38,869 |100.00% | - | - |38,869 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 31 |24,170 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |24,170 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 32 |25,994 |46.80% |27,844 |50.13% |1,705 |3.07% |55,543 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican gain |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 33 |24,582 |59.04% |14,792 |35.53% |2,261 |5.43% |41,635 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 34 |21,188 |53.14% |18,684 |46.86% | - | - |39,872 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 35 |29,458 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |29,458 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 36 |24,598 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |24,598 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 37 |19,695 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |19,695 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 38 |25,476 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |25,476 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 39 |23,879 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |23,879 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 40 |24,103 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |24,103 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 41 |23,438 |64.86% |12,025 |33.28% |671 |1.86% |36,134 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 42 |31,129 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |31,129 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 43 |25,771 |87.20% | - | - |3,782 |12.80% |29,553 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 44 | - | - |46,686 |82.42% |9,959 |17.58% |56,645 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 45 |43,926 |59.31% |27,729 |37.44% |2,411 |3.26% |74,066 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 46 |34,353 |86.52% | - | - |5,351 |13.48% |39,704 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 47 |45,314 |51.20% |43,190 |48.80% | - | - |88,504 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 48 |39,748 |53.75% |31,028 |41.96% |3,174 |4.29% |73,950 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 49 |54,284 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |54,284 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 50 |45,456 |62.97% |23,681 |32.80% |3,055 |4.23% |72,192 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 51 |29,384 |89.52% | - | - |3,440 |10.48% |32,824 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 52 |34,898 |48.61% |34,047 |47.42% |2,854 |3.97% |71,799 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic gain |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 53 | - | - |47,847 |88.89% |5,983 |11.11% |53,830 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 54 | - | - |33,690 |78.04% |9,478 |21.96% |43,168 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 55 |24,290 |43.38% |30,189 |53.92% |1,509 |2.70% |55,988 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 56 | - | - |44,067 |86.38% |6,946 |13.62% |51,013 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 57 |28,291 |87.83% | - | - |3,920 |12.17% |32,211 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 58 |14,749 |26.21% |39,697 |70.55% |1,825 |3.24% |56,271 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 59 |16,546 |35.81% |28,482 |61.64% |1,178 |2.55% |46,206 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 60 |13,195 |23.24% |43,588 |76.76% | - | - |56,783 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 61 |16,308 |24.20% |48,879 |72.53% |2,205 |3.27% |67,392 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 62 |17,365 |31.60% |37,588 |68.40% | - | - |54,953 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 63 |19,883 |22.66% |64,048 |72.98% |3,831 |4.37% |87,762 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 64 |28,195 |39.40% |40,758 |56.95% |2,613 |3.65% |71,566 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 65 | - | - |47,471 |79.67% |12,114 |20.33% |59,585 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 66 | - | - |45,421 |85.00% |8,015 |15.00% |53,436 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 67 | - | - |30,558 |78.46% |8,390 |21.54% |38,948 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 68 | - | - |41,543 |100.00% | - | - |41,543 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 69 |31,925 |86.19% | - | - |5,114 |13.81% |37,039 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 70 | - | - |73,450 |86.21% |11,751 |13.79% |85,201 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 71 | - | - |40,381 |88.31% |5,346 |11.69% |45,727 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 72 | - | - |37,010 |86.94% |5,560 |13.60% |42,570 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 73 |21,732 |25.97% |58,118 |69.44% |3,846 |4.60% |83,696 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 74 |26,235 |64.19% |14,633 |35.81% | - | - |40,868 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 75 |26,806 |71.36% |10,758 |28.64% | - | - |37,564 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 76 |26,632 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |26,632 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 77 |21,444 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |21,444 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 78 |26,176 |51.53% |22,918 |45.11% |1,706 |3.36% |50,800 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic gain |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 79 |27,604 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |27,604 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 80 |30,676 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |30,676 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 81 | - | - |32,973 |90.15% |3,603 |9.85% |36,576 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 82 |18,870 |35.31% |33,202 |62.12% |1,372 |2.57% |53,444 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 83 | - | - |53,411 |100.00% | - | - |53,411 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 84 | - | - |32,949 |100.00% | - | - |32,949 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 85 |22,865 |53.38% |19,970 |46.62% | - | - |42,835 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 86 |10,917 |18.27% |47,031 |78.69% |1,820 |3.05% |59,768 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 87 | - | - |28,546 |84.80% |5,115 |15.20% |33,661 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 88 | - | - |41,053 |100.00% | - | - |41,053 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 89 | - | - |69,628 |100.00% | - | - |69,628 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 90 |16,984 |70.29% |7,180 |29.71% | - | - |24,164 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 91 |19,567 |35.91% |33,383 |61.27% |1,535 |2.82% |54,485 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 92 |21,038 |36.28% |36,955 |63.72% | - | - |57,993 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 93 |27,538 |57.21% |19,582 |40.68% |1,011 |2.10% |48,131 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 94 | - | - |39,915 |84.81% |7,147 |15.19% |47,602 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 95 |39,150 |95.52% | - | - |1,838 |4.48% |40,988 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 96 |41,977 |51.30% |38,108 |46.57% |1,737 |2.12% |81,822 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic gain |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 97 |29,206 |42.75% |37,800 |55.33% |1,306 |1.91% |68,312 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican gain |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 98 |25,855 |26.64% |68,345 |70.43% |2,845 |2.93% |97,045 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 99 |23,135 |32.41% |46,254 |64.80% |1,993 |2.79% |71,382 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 100 |27,903 |93.44% | - | - |1,958 |6.56% |29,861 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 101 |23,713 |50.56% |23,192 |49.44% | - | - |46,905 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic gain |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 102 |21,675 |53.01% |19,210 |46.99% | - | - |40,885 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic gain |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 103 |14,825 |88.31% | - | - |1,963 |11.69% |16,788 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 104 |16,655 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |16,655 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 105 |19,838 |48.68% |19,857 |48.72% |1,061 |2.60% |40,756 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 106 |21,484 |55.49% |16,362 |42.26% |869 |2.24% |38,715 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 107 |25,374 |50.45% |23,616 |46.95% |1,309 |2.60% |50,299 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 108 |21,737 |39.39% |33,442 |60.61% | - | - |55,179 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 109 |59,472 |94.15% | - | - |3,692 |5.85% |63,164 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 110 |30,869 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |30,869 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 111 |43,685 |79.05% |10,685 |19.32% |901 |1.63% |55,260 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 112 |21,919 |39.64% |30,998 |56.07% |2,372 |4.29% |55,289 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 113 |21,232 |41.49% |29,938 |58.51% | - | - |51,170 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 114 | - | - |31,393 |100.00% | - | - |31,393 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 115 | - | - |35,635 |81.18% |8,262 |18.82% |43,897 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 116 |27,540 |85.53% | - | - |4,661 |14.47% |32,201 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 117 |28,675 |57.03% |21,607 |42.97% | - | - |50,282 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 118 |24,169 |59.93% |14,747 |36.57% |1,414 |3.51% |40,330 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 119 |29,867 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |29,867 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 120 |32,601 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |32,601 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 121 | - | - |44,471 |79.62% |11,380 |20.38% |55,852 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 122 |30,953 |29.90% |68,371 |66.04% |4,212 |4.07% |103,536 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 123 |27,040 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |27,040 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 124 |36,557 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |36,557 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 125 |36,003 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |36,003 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 126 |21,179 |38.42% |32,748 |59.40% |1,204 |2.18% |55,131 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 127 |21,987 |32.29% |44,698 |65.65% |1,402 |2.06% |68,087 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 128 | - | - |28,439 |100.00% | - | - |28,439 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 129 |23,722 |41.48% |33,462 |58.52% | - | - |57,184 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 130 | - | - |63,945 |87.62% |9,301 |12.38% |72,976 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 131 |35,026 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |35,026 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 132 | - | - |43,817 |82.44% |9,334 |17.56% |53,151 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 133 |20,219 |50.62% |19,722 |49.38% | - | - |39,941 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic gain |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 134 |37,892 |55.46% |28,843 |42.22% |1,585 |2.32% |68,320 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 135 |18,733 |39.95% |27,382 |58.39% |778 |1.66% |46,893 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 136 | - | - |41,117 |87.10% |6,087 |12.90% |47,204 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 137 |12,233 |89.25% | - | - |1,473 |10.75% |13,706 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 138 |15,052 |40.99% |21,666 |59.01% | - | - |36,718 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 139 |35,220 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |35,220 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 140 |13,348 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |13,348 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 141 |32,747 |87.72% |8,197 |19.70% |656 |1.58% |41,600 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 142 |35,159 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |35,159 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 143 |11,881 |70.69% |4,647 |27.65% |278 |1.65% |16,806 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 144 |19,078 |48.85% |19,980 |51.15% | - | - |39,058 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 145 |16,946 |70.35% |5,877 |29.65% | - | - |19.823 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 146 |41,669 |100.00% | - | - | - | - |41,669 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 147 |35,951 |92.23% | - | - |3,030 |7.77% |38,981 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 148 |21,535 |66.24% |10,975 |33.76% | - | - |32,510 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align="left" |District 149 |25,562 |56.34% |19,806 |43.66% | - | - |45,371 |100.00% | align="left" |Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align="left" |District 150 |22,916 |33.53% |43,916 |64.35% |1,449 |2.12% |68,337 |100.00% | align="left" |Republican hold |
| class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"
| align="left" |Total |2,965,717 |41.82% |3,828,577 |53.99% |319,020 |4.50% |7,090,830 |100.00% | |
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