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2008 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election?

John R. Carter won the 2008 Texas U.S. House District 31 Election. John R. Carter received 175,563 popular votes (60.27%). The main challenger was Brian P. Ruiz (36.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Carter and Ruiz

Carter +23.7 pts · won by 69,004 votes
John R. CarterRepublicanWINNER60.27%
175,563 votes
Brian P. RuizDemocratic36.58%
106,559 votes
Barry N. CooperLibertarian3.15%
9,182 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.