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Nov. 4 Election Results
November 7, 2008, News
State/National Races
| Travis County | Total | |
| PRESIDENT | ||
| Barack Obama (D) | 253,278 (64.1%) | 62,868,071 (52.0%) |
| John McCain (R) | 136,671 (34.6%) | 55,666,711 (46.0%) |
| Bob Barr (L) | 4,915 (1.2%) | (–) |
| Ralph Nader | 54 (0.0%) | (–) |
| Chuck Baldwin | 23 (0.0%) | (–) |
| Cynthia McKinney | 7 0.0%) | (–) |
| Alan Keyes | 3 (0.0%) | (–) |
| Thaddaus Hill | 1 (0.0%) | (–) |
| U.S. SENATOR | ||
| John Cornyn (R) | 145,213 (37.3%) | 4,326,639 (54.8%) |
| Rick Noriega (D) | 228,040 (58.5%) | 3,383,890 (42.9%) |
| Yvonne Adams Schick (L) | 16,222 (4.2%) | 184,729 (2.3%) |
| U.S. REP, DISTRICT 10 | ||
| Michael McCaul (R) | 45,097 (35.2%) | 179,118 (53.9%) |
| Larry Joe Doherty (D) | 77,043 (60.1%) | 143,388 (43.1%) |
| Matt Finkel (L) | 5,979 (4.7%) | 9,844 (3.0%) |
| U.S. REP, DISTRICT 21 | ||
| Lamar Smith (R) | 49,163 (70.2%) | 243,209 (80.0%) |
| James Arthur Strohm (L) | 20,902 (29.8%) | 60,773 (20.0%) |
| U.S. REP, DISTRICT 25 | ||
| Lloyd Doggett (D) | 127,145 (73.8%) | 191,394 (65.8%) |
| George L. Morovich (R) | 37,838 (22.0%) | 88,553 (30.5%) |
| Jim Stutsman (L) | 7,206 (4.2%) | 10,831 (3.7%) |
| RAILROAD COMMISSIONER | ||
| Michael L. Williams (R) | 135,707 (35.9%) | 3,989,705 (52.1%) |
| Mark Thompson (D) | 217,764 (57.7%) | 3,401,028 (44.4%) |
| David Floyd (L) | 24,037 (6.4%) | 269,309 (3.5%) |
| SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE | ||
| Wallace B. Jefferson (R) | 139,376 (36.8%) | 4,080,012 (53.1%) |
| Jim Jordan (D) | 217,711 (57.5%) | 3,369,232 (43.8%) |
| Tom Oxford (L) | 21,323 (5.6%) | 238,391 (3.1%) |
| SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7 | ||
| Dale Wainwright (R) | 127,556 (33.8%) | 3,917,286 (51.1%) |
| Sam Houston (D) | 228,086 (60.5%) | 3,519,540 (45.9%) |
| David G. Smith (L) | 21,316 (5.6%) | 231,594 (3.0%) |
| SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8 | ||
| Phil Johnson (R) | 127,338 (33.8%) | 4,009,063 (52.3%) |
| Linda Reyna Yañez (D) | 227,163 (60.4%) | 3,424,159 (44.7%) |
| Drew Shirley (L) | 21,679 (5.8%) | 233,460 (3.0%) |
| COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 3 | ||
| Tom Price (R) | 125,086 (33.4%) | 3,940,954 (51.6%) |
| Susan Strawn (D) | 228,106 (60.9%) | 3,477,426 (45.6%) |
| Matthew E. Eilers (L) | 21,257 (5.7%) | 215,427 (2.8%) |
| COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 4 | ||
| Paul Womack (R) | 130,745 (35.0%) | 4,035,683 (52.9%) |
| J.R. Molina (D) | 219,368 (58.7%) | 3,336,944 (43.8%) |
| Dave Howard (L) | 23,553 (6.3%) | 249,921 (3.3%) |
| COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 9 | ||
| Cathy Cochran (R) | 174,567 (62.9%) | 4,709,086 (81.9%) |
| William Strange III (L) | 103,160 (37.1%) | 1,041,499 (18.1%) |
| CHIEF JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS | ||
| Woodie Jones (D) | 243,900 (65.6%) | 447,316 (52.4%) |
| Ken Law (R) | 127,710 (34.4%) | 406,316 (47.6%) |
Local/Travis Co. Races
STATE REP, DISTRICT 46
Dawnna Dukes (D) 34,292 (86.5%)
Allen Hacker (L) 5,330 (13.5%)
STATE REP, DISTRICT 47
Valinda Bolton (D) 45,253 (51.2%)
Donna Keel (R) 43,116 (48.8%)
STATE REP, DISTRICT 48
Donna Howard (D) 39,689 (53.7%)
Pamela Waggoner (R) 31,002 (42.0%)
Ben Easton (L) 3,165 (4.3%)
STATE REP, DISTRICT 50
Mark Strama (D) 45,391 (63.0%)
Jerry J. Mikus Jr. (R) 23,612 (32.8%)
Jerry Chandler (L) 3,046 (4.2%)
STATE REP, DISTRICT 51
Eddie Rodriguez (D) 29,311 (89.5%)
Arthur DiBianca (L) 3,432 (10.5%)
427th DISTRICT JUDGE
Jim Coronado (D) 227,864 (61.8%)
Melissa Goodwin (R) 140,570 (38.2%)
SHERIFF
Greg Hamilton (D) 232,249 (62.3%)
Raymond Frank (R) 116,068 (31.1%)
David McDaniel (L) 24,644 (6.6%)
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
Nelda Wells Spears (D) 255,959 (67.3%)
Don Zimmerman (R) 104,783 (27.5%)
Mike Burris (L) 19,628 (5.2%)
CO. COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 1
Ron Davis (D) 51,989 (88.1%)
Fancy Fairchild (L) 7,027 (11.9%)
CO. COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 3
Karen Huber (D) 67,679 (48.5%)
Gerald Daugherty (R) 64,693 (46.4%)
Wes Benedict (L) 7,088 (5.1%)
CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 2
Adan Ballesteros (D) 54,612 (48.2%)
Bob Vann (R) 52,408 (46.2%)
Arlo J. Pignotti (L) 6,331 (5.6%)
CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 3
Richard McCain (D) 59,530 (54.1%)
Mike Varela (R) 42,527 (38.7%)
Joe Edgar (L) 7,947 (7.2%)
CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 5
Bruce Elfant (D) 45,656 (84.3%)
Michael M. Holt (L) 8,488 (15.7%)
CITY OF AUSTIN PROP. 1
Yes 175,531 (71.1%)
No 71,286 (28.9%)
CITY OF AUSTIN PROP. 2
Yes 126,064 (48.0%)
No 136,609 (52.0%)
AUSTIN ISD TAX RATIFICATION
Yes 123,972 (59.0%)
No 86,178 (41.0%)
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