Texas State House District 148
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Penny Morales Shaw Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Penny Morales Shaw (D) 54.9, Smith (R) 45.1
- Last election
- Penny Morales Shaw (Democratic) won by 9.8 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: LabrieRight column: Shaw
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeShawNo published score for Labrie
- Races
- None listed
- Won 1 of 1
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 6
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Candidates on the ballot
- Penny Morales ShawIncumbentDemocratic
- Amanda LabrieRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (22 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 51,587
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPenny Morales ShawWonName as filed: Morales Shaw Democratic 28,34154.9% RepublicanSmith Republican 23,24645.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,844
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPenny Morales ShawWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,45655.5% RepublicanKay Smith Republican 15,69142.6% LibertarianGrizzle Trojacek Libertarian 6971.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,131
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPenny Morales ShawWon Democratic 38,28763.7% RepublicanLuis La Rotta Republican 21,84436.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,459
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica Cristina FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,23167.9% RepublicanRyan T. McConnico Republican 15,22832.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,633
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica Cristina FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,633100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,563
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica Cristina FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,20760.3% RepublicanChris Carmona Republican 9,35639.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,205
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica Cristina FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,96486.0% GreenHenry Cooper Green 4,24114.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,693
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica Cristina FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,90358.7% RepublicanFernando Herrera Republican 9,79041.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,510
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica Christina FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,53566.2% RepublicanHoward H. Gano Jr. Republican 10,97533.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,177
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,79084.3% LibertarianRay E. Dittmar Libertarian 2,38715.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,041
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,041100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,633
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,633100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,394
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,394100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,641
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,641100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,648
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,648100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,741
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJessica FarrarWon Democratic 8,741100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,932
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticYolanda Navarro FloresWon Democratic 13,25366.5% RepublicanDavid D. Schein Republican 5,91129.7% LibertarianJohn Westerlage Libertarian 7683.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,756
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoman MartinezWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,756100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,070
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoman MartinezWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,070100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,837
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoman MartinezWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,837100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,975
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoman MartinezWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,975100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,788
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 148, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoman MartinezWon Democratic 7,788100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Texas State House District 148, election results 1982 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/148. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/sldl:148
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026