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TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION 2008 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES July 1, 2008 TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION 2008 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES July 1, 2008 District 1 Louie Gohmert (R), Marshall – Incumbent (63.63%-R) Roger L. Owen (I), Hallsville District 2 Ted Poe (R), Humble – Incumbent (59.42%-R) Craig Wolfe (L), Spring District 3 Sam Johnson (R), Plano – Incumbent (64.47%-R) Tom Daley (D), McKinney Christopher J. Claytor (L), Plano District 4 Ralph Hall (R), Rockwall – Incumbent (61.88%-R) Glenn Melancon (D), Sherman Fred Annett (L), Paris District 5 Jeb Hensarling (R), Dallas – Incumbent (61.83%-R) Ken Ashby (L), Dallas District 6 Joe Barton (R), Ennis – Incumbent (61.13%-R) Ludwig Otto (D), Arlington Max W. Koch, III, Mansfield District 7 John Culberson (R), Houston – Incumbent (61.43%-R) Michael Skelly (D), Houston Harris Co. Drew Parks (L), Houston District 8 Kevin Brady (R), The Woodlands – Incumbent (65.75%-R) Kent Hargett (D) Spring Brian Stevens (L) Montomery District 9 Al Green (D), Houston – Incumbent (72.4%-D) Brad Walters (L), Pasadena District 10 Michael McCaul (R), Austin – Incumbent (58.15%-R) Larry Joe Doherty (D), Burton (Washington County) Matt Finkel (L), Austin District 11 Mike Conaway (R), Midland – Incumbent (70.08%-R) John R. Strohm (L), Austin District 12 Kay Granger (R), Fort Worth – Incumbent (61.38%-R) Tracey Smith (D), Fort Worth Shiloh Sidney Shambaugh (L), Fort Worth District 13 Mac Thornberry (R), Clarendon – Incumbent (68.57%-R) Roger James Waun (D), Wichita Falls District 14 Ron Paul (R), Surfside – Incumbent (60.22%-R) District 15 Ruben Hinojosa (D), Mercedes – Incumbent (57.03%-D) Eddie Zamora (R), McAllen Gricha Raether (L), Cedar Park District 16 Silvestre Reyes (D), El Paso – Incumbent (62.97%-D) Mette A. Baker (L), Cryden El Paso Co. Benjamin Eloy “Ben” Mendoza (I), El Paso District 17 Chet Edwards (D), Waco – Incumbent (62.07%-R) Rob Curnock (R), Waco Gardner C. Osborne (L), Hillsborough District 18 Sheila Jackson Lee (D), Houston – Incumbent (74.72%-D) John Faulk (R), Houston Harris Co. Mike Taylor (L), Houston District 19 Randy Neugebauer (R), Lubbock – Incumbent (68.25%-R) Dwight Fullingim (D), Lubbock Richard “Chip” Peterson (L), Lubbock District 20 Charlie Gonzalez (D), San Antonio – Incumbent (62.32%-D) Robert Litoff (R), San Antonio Bexar Co. Michael Idrogo (L), San Antonio District 21 Lamar Smith (R), San Antonio – Incumbent (61.58%-R) James Orthur Strohm (L), Austin District 22 Nick Lampson (D), Stafford – Incumbent (59.86%-R) Pete Olson (R), Sugarland John Wiedner (L), Alvin District 23 Ciro D. Rodriguez (D), San Antonio – Incumbent (53.3%-R) Lyle Larson (R), San Antonio Lani Connolly (L), San Antonio District 24 Kenny Marchant (R), Carrollton – Incumbent (62.07%-R) Tom Love (D), Arlington David Casey (L), Bedford District 25 Lloyd Doggett (D), Austin – Incumbent (58.25%-D) George L. Morovich (R), La Grange Jim Stutsman (L), Austin District 26 Michael Burgess (R), Irving – Incumbent (60.72%-R) Ken Leach (D), Gainsville Stephanie B. Weiss (L), North Richland Hills District 27 Solomon Ortiz (D), Corpus Christi – Incumbent (54.12%-D) William Willie Vaden (R), Ingleside Robert E. Powell (L), Corpus Christi District 28 Henry Cuellar (D), Laredo – Incumbent (55.13%-D) Jim Fish (R), San Antonio Ross Lynn Leone (L), Seguin District 29 Gene Green (D), Houston – Incumbent (63.12%-D) Eric Story (R), Houston Harris Co. Joel Grace (L), League City District 30 Eddie Bernice Johnson (D), Dallas – Incumbent (78.23%-D) Fred Wood (R), Scurry Dallas Co. Jarrett Woods (L), Dallas District 31 John Carter (R), Round Rock – Incumbent (61.02%-R) Brian P. Ruiz (D), Hutto Barry N. Cooper (L), Big Sandy District 32 Pete Sessions (R), Dallas – Incumbent (58.6%-R) Eric Roberson (D), Dallas Dallas Co. Alex Bischoff (L), Dallas .
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