Texas U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of Texas's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 20, Republican 4): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 20
Republican 4

District 1

District history

Sam B. Hall DEM +56.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam B. Hall Won	DEM	73,708	78.07%
Fred Hudson	REP	20,700	21.93%
Total		94,408

Official source: data

District 2

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Charles Wilson DEM +40.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Wilson Won	DEM	66,986	70.09%
James H. Dillion	REP	28,584	29.91%
Total		95,570

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District 3

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James M. Collins REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
James M. Collins Won	REP	96,406	100.00%
Total		96,406

Official source: data

District 4

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Ray Roberts DEM +22.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ray Roberts Won	DEM	58,336	61.46%
Frank S. Glenn	REP	36,582	38.54%
Total		94,918

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District 5

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Jim Mattox DEM +1.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Mattox Won	DEM	35,524	50.32%
Thomas W. Pauken	REP	34,672	49.12%
James Michael White	SWP	397	0.56%
Total		70,593

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District 6

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Phil Gramm DEM +30.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phil Gramm Won	DEM	66,025	65.10%
Wes Mowery	REP	35,393	34.90%
Total		101,418

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District 7

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William Reynolds Archer REP +70.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Reynolds Archer Won	REP	128,214	85.12%
Robert Laurence Hutchings	DEM	22,415	14.88%
Total		150,629

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District 8

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Robert C. Eckhardt DEM +23.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert C. Eckhardt Won	DEM	39,429	61.51%
Nick Gearhart	REP	24,673	38.49%
Total		64,102

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District 9

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Jack Brooks DEM +26.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Brooks Won	DEM	50,792	63.28%
Randy Evans	REP	29,473	36.72%
Total		80,265

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District 10

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James Jarrell Pickle DEM +52.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Jarrell Pickle Won	DEM	94,529	76.32%
Emmett Leroy Hudspeth	REP	29,328	23.68%
Total		123,857

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District 11

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Marvin Leath DEM +3.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marvin Leath Won	DEM	53,354	51.64%
Jack Burgess	REP	49,965	48.36%
Total		103,319

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District 12

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James Wellington Wright DEM +37.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Wellington Wright Won	DEM	46,456	68.50%
Claude K. Brown	REP	21,364	31.50%
Total		67,820

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District 13

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Jack Hightower DEM +49.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Hightower Won	DEM	75,271	74.86%
Clifford Alvin Jones	REP	25,275	25.14%
Total		100,546

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District 14

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Joseph P. Wyatt DEM +44.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph P. Wyatt Won	DEM	63,953	72.45%
Joy Yates	REP	24,325	27.56%
Total		88,278

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District 15

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Kika De La Garza DEM +32.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kika De La Garza Won	DEM	54,560	66.20%
Robert Lendol McDonald	REP	27,853	33.80%
Total		82,413

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District 16

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Richard Crawford White DEM +40.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Crawford White Won	DEM	53,090	70.01%
Michael Giere	REP	22,743	29.99%
Total		75,833

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District 17

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Charles W. Stenholm DEM +36.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles W. Stenholm Won	DEM	69,030	68.12%
Billy L. Fisher	REP	32,302	31.88%
Total		101,332

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District 18

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George Thomas Leland DEM +93.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Thomas Leland Won	DEM	36,783	96.75%
Deborah Vee Vernier	SWP	1,235	3.25%
Total		38,018

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District 19

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Kent Hance DEM +6.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kent Hance Won	DEM	54,729	53.24%
George W. Bush	REP	48,070	46.76%
Total		102,799

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District 20

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Henry B. González DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Henry B. González Won	DEM	51,584	100.00%
Total		51,584

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District 21

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Thomas G. Loeffler REP +14.1 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas G. Loeffler Won	REP	84,336	57.05%
Nelson William Wolff	DEM	63,501	42.95%
Total		147,837

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District 22

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Ron Paul REP +1.1 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Paul Won	REP	54,643	50.56%
Robert Gammage	DEM	53,443	49.45%
Total		108,086

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District 23

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Abraham Kazen DEM +79.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Abraham Kazen Won	DEM	62,649	89.71%
Agustin Mata	LRU	7,185	10.29%
Total		69,834

Official source: data

District 24

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Jonas Frost DEM +8.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonas Frost Won	DEM	39,201	54.06%
Leo Berman	REP	33,314	45.94%
Total		72,515

Official source: data

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