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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Texas/TX-31
      2008·US House·Texas·District profile →

      Texas District 31 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John R Carter
      60.3%175,563 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Brian P Ruiz
      36.6%106,559 votes
      Margin
      R+23.7
      291,304 total votes
      3 candidates291,304 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John R CarterREP✓
      		REP175,56360.3%
      Brian P RuizDEM
      		DEM106,55936.6%
      Barry N CooperLIB
      		LIB9,1823.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+23.2
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.9
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202437.6%60.8%R+23.2379,535
      202039.0%59.2%R+20.3341,869
      201631.8%61.7%R+29.9246,701
      201231.2%68.8%R+37.7200,892
      200835.6%63.5%R+28.0202,009

      Seat History

      US House in Texas

      2024
      John R CarterREP
      R+28.9
      2022
      John R CarterREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      John R CarterREP
      R+9.1
      2018
      John R CarterREP
      R+2.9
      2016
      John R CarterREP
      R+21.9
      2014
      John R CarterREP
      R+32.1
      2012
      John R CarterREP
      R+26.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      John R CarterREP
      R+82.5
      2006
      John R CarterREP
      R+19.7
      2004
      John R CarterREP
      R+32.3
      2002
      John R CarterREP
      R+41.7
      View all US House history for Texas →

      Candidates

      John R CarterREP
      Record13W-2L
      Avg MarginD+9.2
      Career1980-2024
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Barry N CooperLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Brian P RuizDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →

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