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2008 US Senate election in Texas

John Cornyn (Republican) beat Rick Noriega (Democrat) in Texas in 2008, 54.8% to 42.8%, a margin of 12.0 points and 948,104 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when John Cornyn also won.

Republicans led in 223 of the 254 counties and Democrats in 31. The largest, Harris, cast 1,151,174 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.4 points. The closest was Hudspeth, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Cornyn won Republican 4,337,469 54.8%
Rick Noriega Democratic 3,389,365 42.8%
All other candidates 185,241 2.3%
Total7,912,075

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 583,782 50.7% 544,857 47.3% 22,535 1,151,174 D+3.4
Dallas 396,354 54.8% 312,781 43.2% 14,478 723,613 D+11.5
Tarrant 262,870 42.5% 341,772 55.3% 13,585 618,227 R+12.8
Bexar 265,311 51.6% 233,983 45.5% 14,811 514,105 D+6.1
Travis 228,620 58.6% 145,520 37.3% 16,264 390,404 D+21.3
Collin 96,094 33.5% 184,000 64.1% 6,996 287,090 R+30.6
Denton 81,939 34.3% 150,389 63.0% 6,511 238,839 R+28.7
Fort Bend 94,909 47.5% 101,563 50.9% 3,143 199,615 R+3.3
El Paso 118,284 65.8% 56,692 31.5% 4,828 179,804 D+34.3
Montgomery 36,699 23.5% 116,003 74.4% 3,236 155,938 R+50.9
Williamson 58,250 37.5% 91,115 58.6% 6,023 155,388 R+21.2
Hidalgo 88,539 70.0% 35,720 28.3% 2,163 126,422 D+41.8
Brazoria 36,993 35.9% 63,342 61.5% 2,636 102,971 R+25.6
Galveston 43,107 42.0% 57,291 55.8% 2,356 102,754 R+13.8
Nueces 48,299 48.7% 48,179 48.6% 2,732 99,210 D+0.1
Lubbock 26,246 27.4% 67,267 70.3% 2,154 95,667 R+42.9
Bell 35,936 40.7% 50,118 56.7% 2,294 88,348 R+16.1
Jefferson 43,820 51.1% 40,800 47.6% 1,138 85,758 D+3.5
McLennan 28,197 35.9% 48,995 62.4% 1,332 78,524 R+26.5
Smith 22,613 28.9% 54,252 69.4% 1,281 78,146 R+40.5
Cameron 48,020 64.8% 24,223 32.7% 1,879 74,122 D+32.1
Hays 25,688 44.2% 30,071 51.8% 2,346 58,105 R+7.5
Brazos 17,701 31.0% 37,818 66.3% 1,548 57,067 R+35.3
Ellis 15,491 29.2% 36,186 68.1% 1,430 53,107 R+39.0
Randall 8,501 16.5% 41,718 81.1% 1,211 51,430 R+64.6
Johnson 13,830 27.9% 34,512 69.7% 1,200 49,542 R+41.7
Parker 11,132 23.3% 35,486 74.4% 1,089 47,707 R+51.0
Comal 11,373 24.1% 34,392 72.9% 1,414 47,179 R+48.8
Taylor 11,392 24.4% 34,144 73.3% 1,066 46,602 R+48.8
Guadalupe 15,293 33.1% 29,752 64.4% 1,157 46,202 R+31.3
Webb 35,802 77.7% 9,626 20.9% 635 46,063 D+56.8
Midland 8,798 19.3% 35,514 78.1% 1,156 45,468 R+58.8
Grayson 13,377 30.1% 30,180 67.8% 944 44,501 R+37.8
Wichita 12,946 29.2% 30,354 68.4% 1,071 44,371 R+39.2
Gregg 12,211 29.1% 29,176 69.5% 568 41,955 R+40.4
Tom Green 9,937 26.0% 27,296 71.3% 1,024 38,257 R+45.4
Ector 8,933 25.4% 25,356 72.1% 887 35,176 R+46.7
Kaufman 11,499 33.1% 22,527 64.9% 678 34,704 R+31.8
Bowie 11,252 32.8% 22,471 65.6% 536 34,259 R+32.7
Rockwall 8,002 25.3% 22,875 72.4% 704 31,581 R+47.1
Potter 8,197 27.9% 20,361 69.2% 866 29,424 R+41.3
Victoria 9,036 30.9% 19,590 67.0% 605 29,231 R+36.1
Hunt 8,592 29.6% 19,752 68.0% 719 29,063 R+38.4
Orange 8,593 29.6% 19,885 68.5% 550 29,028 R+38.9
Henderson 8,384 29.3% 19,699 68.8% 537 28,620 R+39.5
Angelina 9,623 33.7% 18,508 64.8% 424 28,555 R+31.1
Bastrop 11,094 43.3% 13,478 52.6% 1,039 25,611 R+9.3
Harrison 8,465 33.7% 16,310 64.9% 375 25,150 R+31.2
Nacogdoches 7,845 34.5% 14,493 63.7% 417 22,755 R+29.2
Hood 5,239 23.5% 16,523 74.1% 532 22,294 R+50.6
Kerr 5,391 24.3% 16,249 73.2% 569 22,209 R+48.9
Liberty 6,770 32.0% 13,903 65.8% 469 21,142 R+33.7
San Patricio 8,956 43.1% 11,277 54.3% 530 20,763 R+11.2
Wise 4,974 24.3% 15,035 73.5% 445 20,454 R+49.2
Hardin 4,361 21.5% 15,534 76.8% 344 20,239 R+55.2
Van Zandt 5,086 25.3% 14,601 72.8% 381 20,068 R+47.4
Polk 6,502 33.8% 12,254 63.7% 496 19,252 R+29.9
Walker 7,235 38.4% 11,080 58.9% 503 18,818 R+20.4
Rusk 4,752 26.2% 13,159 72.4% 252 18,163 R+46.3
Coryell 5,914 32.8% 11,642 64.6% 466 18,022 R+31.8
Lamar 6,027 33.5% 11,612 64.6% 333 17,972 R+31.1
Wood 3,928 22.4% 13,280 75.7% 327 17,535 R+53.3
Burnet 4,288 25.6% 11,964 71.3% 522 16,774 R+45.8
Kendall 3,224 19.6% 12,765 77.6% 460 16,449 R+58.0
Anderson 5,027 30.7% 11,093 67.7% 271 16,391 R+37.0
Wilson 5,322 33.0% 10,431 64.6% 382 16,135 R+31.7
Cherokee 4,569 28.4% 11,324 70.3% 220 16,113 R+41.9
Navarro 5,658 35.5% 9,996 62.8% 274 15,928 R+27.2
Medina 5,095 32.8% 10,120 65.1% 328 15,543 R+32.3
Waller 7,167 46.6% 7,995 52.0% 225 15,387 R+5.4
Upshur 3,920 26.3% 10,677 71.7% 289 14,886 R+45.4
Brown 2,973 20.1% 11,457 77.5% 361 14,791 R+57.4
Cooke 3,239 21.9% 11,259 76.1% 290 14,788 R+54.2
Washington 3,960 28.0% 9,894 70.0% 272 14,126 R+42.0
Wharton 5,215 37.0% 8,681 61.5% 211 14,107 R+24.6
Erath 3,198 23.1% 10,374 74.8% 294 13,866 R+51.8
Hill 4,112 31.6% 8,640 66.5% 250 13,002 R+34.8
Chambers 3,416 26.8% 9,053 71.0% 275 12,744 R+44.2
Hopkins 3,876 30.9% 8,380 66.9% 268 12,524 R+36.0
Val Verde 7,062 56.6% 5,170 41.4% 245 12,477 D+15.2
Jasper 3,961 32.1% 8,170 66.1% 225 12,356 R+34.1
Gillespie 2,256 18.5% 9,612 78.7% 342 12,210 R+60.2
Matagorda 4,676 38.6% 7,142 59.0% 289 12,107 R+20.4
Austin 2,947 25.5% 8,403 72.8% 190 11,540 R+47.3
Caldwell 5,244 45.5% 5,932 51.5% 346 11,522 R+6.0
Fannin 3,925 34.1% 7,345 63.8% 239 11,509 R+29.7
Cass 3,816 33.3% 7,466 65.1% 182 11,464 R+31.8
Jim Wells 6,948 61.4% 4,117 36.4% 259 11,324 D+25.0
Fayette 2,971 28.3% 7,311 69.6% 223 10,505 R+41.3
Panola 2,661 26.8% 7,123 71.8% 136 9,920 R+45.0
Maverick 7,759 79.1% 1,849 18.9% 201 9,809 D+60.3
Atascosa 4,518 46.5% 5,012 51.6% 187 9,717 R+5.1
Hale 2,632 27.1% 6,905 71.1% 169 9,706 R+44.0
Kleberg 5,569 57.4% 3,896 40.2% 230 9,695 D+17.3
Palo Pinto 2,782 28.7% 6,714 69.3% 191 9,687 R+40.6
Aransas 2,793 29.2% 6,449 67.3% 334 9,576 R+38.2
Llano 2,102 22.0% 7,163 75.1% 278 9,543 R+53.0
Howard 2,609 27.6% 6,562 69.5% 276 9,447 R+41.8
Starr 7,910 85.8% 1,220 13.2% 84 9,214 D+72.6
Bandera 2,175 23.7% 6,709 73.1% 300 9,184 R+49.4
Titus 3,308 36.4% 5,619 61.9% 152 9,079 R+25.5
Shelby 2,598 29.3% 6,146 69.3% 123 8,867 R+40.0
San Jacinto 3,091 35.4% 5,418 62.0% 224 8,733 R+26.6
Hutchinson 1,191 13.8% 7,245 83.9% 204 8,640 R+70.1
Uvalde 4,281 49.6% 4,206 48.8% 136 8,623 D+0.9
Houston 2,677 32.2% 5,513 66.2% 136 8,326 R+34.1
Milam 3,054 37.2% 5,012 61.0% 146 8,212 R+23.8
Grimes 2,803 34.2% 5,234 63.8% 170 8,207 R+29.6
Colorado 2,628 32.3% 5,389 66.2% 120 8,137 R+33.9
Gray 1,085 13.5% 6,777 84.4% 164 8,026 R+70.9
Bee 3,746 47.0% 4,042 50.7% 177 7,965 R+3.7
Lavaca 2,044 25.7% 5,769 72.6% 136 7,949 R+46.9
Montague 1,765 22.8% 5,751 74.4% 209 7,725 R+51.6
Tyler 2,336 30.6% 5,102 66.7% 207 7,645 R+36.2
Bosque 1,977 26.2% 5,400 71.6% 165 7,542 R+45.4
Lampasas 1,699 22.5% 5,616 74.5% 222 7,537 R+52.0
Hockley 1,587 21.2% 5,771 76.9% 142 7,500 R+55.8
Limestone 2,552 34.0% 4,831 64.4% 113 7,496 R+30.4
Freestone 2,170 30.5% 4,808 67.5% 142 7,120 R+37.1
Young 1,368 19.2% 5,598 78.7% 145 7,111 R+59.5
Leon 1,442 21.2% 5,251 77.0% 124 6,817 R+55.9
Calhoun 2,806 41.3% 3,825 56.3% 160 6,791 R+15.0
Robertson 2,667 40.7% 3,758 57.3% 128 6,553 R+16.6
Burleson 2,003 30.7% 4,377 67.0% 150 6,530 R+36.4
Dewitt 1,619 24.9% 4,767 73.4% 106 6,492 R+48.5
Eastland 1,360 21.3% 4,859 76.1% 163 6,382 R+54.8
Gonzales 2,187 35.8% 3,799 62.3% 115 6,101 R+26.4
Lee 1,838 30.3% 4,088 67.3% 149 6,075 R+37.0
Trinity 2,114 35.9% 3,637 61.8% 132 5,883 R+25.9
Jones 1,495 26.4% 4,013 70.9% 152 5,660 R+44.5
Callahan 1,039 18.6% 4,410 79.0% 133 5,582 R+60.4
Falls 2,115 38.8% 3,253 59.7% 85 5,453 R+20.9
Scurry 1,086 20.1% 4,210 77.7% 120 5,416 R+57.7
Moore 1,078 20.3% 4,154 78.1% 88 5,320 R+57.8
Newton 2,007 39.2% 2,986 58.3% 131 5,124 R+19.1
Clay 1,158 22.7% 3,837 75.2% 108 5,103 R+52.5
Comanche 1,509 29.6% 3,498 68.7% 88 5,095 R+39.0
Morris 2,134 41.9% 2,885 56.6% 75 5,094 R+14.7
Nolan 1,481 30.0% 3,359 68.0% 102 4,942 R+38.0
Blanco 1,324 27.1% 3,390 69.4% 174 4,888 R+42.3
Red River 1,750 36.3% 3,000 62.2% 74 4,824 R+25.9
Jackson 1,320 27.4% 3,420 71.0% 77 4,817 R+43.6
Sabine 1,266 27.0% 3,300 70.4% 124 4,690 R+43.4
Willacy 3,242 69.1% 1,358 29.0% 90 4,690 D+40.2
Deaf Smith 1,175 25.4% 3,382 73.0% 77 4,634 R+47.6
Andrews 734 16.3% 3,658 81.3% 105 4,497 R+65.0
Camp 1,695 38.0% 2,705 60.6% 61 4,461 R+22.6
Lamb 1,060 24.1% 3,262 74.2% 74 4,396 R+50.1
Karnes 1,709 38.9% 2,581 58.8% 103 4,393 R+19.8
Franklin 964 22.0% 3,315 75.8% 93 4,372 R+53.8
Wilbarger 1,178 27.4% 3,032 70.5% 90 4,300 R+43.1
Duval 3,386 79.7% 773 18.2% 88 4,247 D+61.5
Archer 761 18.1% 3,378 80.3% 69 4,208 R+62.2
Rains 1,220 29.5% 2,820 68.2% 93 4,133 R+38.7
Terry 1,181 28.7% 2,852 69.2% 89 4,122 R+40.5
Marion 1,584 38.6% 2,436 59.4% 81 4,101 R+20.8
Live Oak 1,086 26.7% 2,864 70.4% 117 4,067 R+43.7
Madison 1,226 30.8% 2,680 67.3% 79 3,985 R+36.5
Frio 2,369 60.4% 1,500 38.2% 54 3,923 D+22.2
Gaines 653 16.7% 3,184 81.6% 64 3,901 R+64.9
Dawson 1,064 27.4% 2,742 70.6% 77 3,883 R+43.2
Pecos 1,467 38.2% 2,268 59.1% 101 3,836 R+20.9
Brewster 1,861 48.9% 1,809 47.5% 139 3,809 D+1.4
Runnels 683 18.4% 2,952 79.4% 81 3,716 R+61.1
Hamilton 945 25.5% 2,688 72.5% 74 3,707 R+47.0
Zavala 3,064 84.7% 506 14.0% 48 3,618 D+70.7
Parmer 667 18.4% 2,894 80.0% 56 3,617 R+61.6
Coleman 651 18.2% 2,858 80.0% 64 3,573 R+61.8
San Augustine 1,332 37.9% 2,114 60.2% 68 3,514 R+22.3
Goliad 1,233 35.3% 2,157 61.8% 103 3,493 R+26.5
Ward 912 26.2% 2,466 70.7% 108 3,486 R+44.6
Dimmit 2,651 76.9% 751 21.8% 46 3,448 D+55.1
Stephens 706 20.5% 2,668 77.6% 66 3,440 R+57.0
Somervell 920 26.8% 2,433 70.8% 83 3,436 R+44.0
Refugio 1,353 44.2% 1,643 53.7% 63 3,059 R+9.5
Ochiltree 243 8.0% 2,768 90.8% 38 3,049 R+82.8
Jack 567 19.2% 2,333 79.0% 54 2,954 R+59.8
McCulloch 676 22.9% 2,207 74.9% 64 2,947 R+52.0
Carson 409 13.9% 2,467 83.8% 69 2,945 R+69.9
Reeves 1,651 57.1% 1,171 40.5% 71 2,893 D+16.6
Zapata 2,082 76.0% 626 22.8% 32 2,740 D+53.1
Swisher 861 34.6% 1,580 63.4% 51 2,492 R+28.9
Yoakum 474 19.8% 1,877 78.5% 39 2,390 R+58.7
Floyd 654 27.5% 1,700 71.4% 26 2,380 R+43.9
San Saba 458 19.4% 1,849 78.4% 50 2,357 R+59.0
Mitchell 628 26.8% 1,657 70.8% 57 2,342 R+43.9
Brooks 1,817 80.5% 408 18.1% 33 2,258 D+62.4
Bailey 627 27.8% 1,586 70.4% 41 2,254 R+42.5
Castro 671 30.1% 1,526 68.6% 29 2,226 R+38.4
Childress 475 21.6% 1,668 76.0% 51 2,194 R+54.4
Wheeler 327 15.2% 1,800 83.4% 30 2,157 R+68.3
Delta 684 32.1% 1,409 66.2% 35 2,128 R+34.1
Mills 414 19.7% 1,620 77.1% 67 2,101 R+57.4
Lynn 578 27.5% 1,488 70.9% 34 2,100 R+43.3
Haskell 709 34.5% 1,311 63.7% 38 2,058 R+29.3
Hansford 207 10.1% 1,806 88.4% 30 2,043 R+78.3
Mason 451 22.2% 1,516 74.6% 64 2,031 R+52.4
Winkler 464 23.6% 1,452 73.8% 51 1,967 R+50.2
Hartley 243 12.4% 1,695 86.3% 27 1,965 R+73.9
Crosby 638 34.7% 1,184 64.5% 15 1,837 R+29.7
Kimble 328 18.2% 1,436 79.6% 41 1,805 R+61.4
Jim Hogg 1,456 81.6% 308 17.3% 21 1,785 D+64.3
Garza 421 23.9% 1,308 74.3% 31 1,760 R+50.4
Fisher 684 39.2% 1,037 59.4% 24 1,745 R+20.2
La Salle 1,055 63.0% 592 35.4% 27 1,674 D+27.7
Donley 270 16.4% 1,333 80.9% 45 1,648 R+64.5
Martin 343 21.0% 1,252 76.7% 37 1,632 R+55.7
Real 346 21.8% 1,192 75.2% 48 1,586 R+53.3
Baylor 367 23.3% 1,173 74.4% 37 1,577 R+51.1
Dallam 259 16.7% 1,245 80.1% 50 1,554 R+63.4
Sutton 417 26.8% 1,113 71.6% 24 1,554 R+44.8
Hardeman 397 25.6% 1,116 72.0% 38 1,551 R+46.4
Presidio 1,132 73.1% 396 25.6% 21 1,549 D+47.5
Hemphill 218 14.2% 1,294 84.3% 23 1,535 R+70.1
Kinney 615 40.9% 868 57.8% 20 1,503 R+16.8
Coke 231 15.7% 1,194 81.1% 48 1,473 R+65.4
Crockett 569 38.9% 877 60.0% 16 1,462 R+21.1
Shackelford 210 14.4% 1,227 84.2% 20 1,457 R+69.8
Crane 319 23.6% 990 73.1% 45 1,354 R+49.6
Knox 399 29.9% 923 69.1% 13 1,335 R+39.3
Lipscomb 150 12.2% 1,060 86.2% 19 1,229 R+74.0
Schleicher 346 28.4% 838 68.8% 34 1,218 R+40.4
Hall 327 27.3% 847 70.8% 22 1,196 R+43.5
Jeff Davis 480 41.0% 645 55.1% 45 1,170 R+14.1
Collingsworth 234 20.9% 864 77.1% 23 1,121 R+56.2
Upton 255 23.0% 830 74.8% 24 1,109 R+51.8
Concho 248 23.4% 794 75.0% 17 1,059 R+51.6
Cochran 259 25.1% 750 72.8% 21 1,030 R+47.7
Sherman 113 11.4% 849 85.9% 26 988 R+74.5
Armstrong 130 13.4% 821 84.6% 19 970 R+71.2
Menard 245 25.4% 695 71.9% 26 966 R+46.6
Edwards 305 31.9% 635 66.4% 17 957 R+34.5
Reagan 179 18.8% 752 79.1% 20 951 R+60.3
Dickens 202 22.1% 699 76.6% 12 913 R+54.4
Oldham 85 9.6% 777 87.5% 26 888 R+77.9
Hudspeth 393 47.5% 392 47.4% 42 827 D+0.1
Irion 150 18.9% 623 78.6% 20 793 R+59.6
Briscoe 187 23.8% 586 74.6% 12 785 R+50.8
Throckmorton 162 21.2% 593 77.7% 8 763 R+56.5
Stonewall 212 30.3% 472 67.4% 16 700 R+37.1
Culberson 401 60.3% 239 35.9% 25 665 D+24.4
Cottle 182 28.4% 440 68.8% 18 640 R+40.3
Motley 76 13.2% 494 85.8% 6 576 R+72.6
Sterling 86 14.9% 482 83.7% 8 576 R+68.8
Glasscock 46 8.6% 481 89.6% 10 537 R+81.0
Roberts 31 6.1% 471 92.5% 7 509 R+86.4
Foard 203 40.7% 283 56.7% 13 499 R+16.0
Terrell 183 38.0% 283 58.7% 16 482 R+20.7
McMullen 109 23.1% 347 73.7% 15 471 R+50.5
Kent 98 23.2% 317 74.9% 8 423 R+51.8
Borden 48 13.6% 300 85.0% 5 353 R+71.4
Kenedy 101 52.6% 90 46.9% 1 192 D+5.7
King 10 7.5% 121 91.0% 2 133 R+83.5
Loving 16 21.9% 55 75.3% 2 73 R+53.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2