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2008 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

John Abney won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. John Abney received 162,635 popular votes (55.9%). The main challenger was Michael Skelly (42.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Abney and Skelly

Abney +13.5 pts · won by 39,393 votes
John AbneyRepublicanWINNER55.9%
162,635 votes
Michael SkellyDemocratic42.36%
123,242 votes
Drew ParksLibertarian1.74%
5,057 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.