Texas U.S. House election results 1980

Results in all of Texas's congressional districts in 1980 (Democratic 19, Republican 5): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 19
Republican 5

District 1

District history

Sam B. Hall DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Sam B. Hall Won	DEM	137,665	100.00%
Total		137,665

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District 2

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Charles Wilson DEM +39.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Wilson Won	DEM	142,496	69.25%
F.H. Pannill	REP	60,742	29.52%
Martin Sorrells	LIB	2,530	1.23%
Total		205,768

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District 3

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James M. Collins REP +61.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James M. Collins Won	REP	218,228	79.29%
Earle Stephen Porter	DEM	49,667	18.05%
William Stephen Briggs	LIB	7,339	2.67%
Total		275,234

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District 4

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Ralph M. Hall DEM +4.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ralph M. Hall Won	DEM	102,787	52.26%
John Wright	REP	93,915	47.75%
Total		196,702

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District 5

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Jim Mattox DEM +2.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Mattox Won	DEM	70,892	50.99%
Thomas W. Pauken	REP	67,848	48.80%
Write-in	—	295	0.21%
Total		139,035

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District 6

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Phil Gramm DEM +41.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Phil Gramm Won	DEM	144,816	70.88%
Dave Haskins	REP	59,503	29.12%
Total		204,319

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District 7

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William Reynolds Archer REP +65.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Reynolds Archer Won	REP	242,810	82.12%
Robert Laurence Hutchings	DEM	48,594	16.43%
Bill Ware	LIB	4,278	1.45%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		295,684

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District 8

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Jack Milton Fields REP +3.5 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Milton Fields Won	REP	72,856	51.75%
Robert C. Eckhardt	DEM	67,921	48.25%
Total		140,777

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District 9

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Jack Brooks DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Brooks Won	DEM	103,225	99.66%
Write-in	—	349	0.34%
Total		103,574

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District 10

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James Jarrell Pickle DEM +20.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Jarrell Pickle Won	DEM	135,618	59.11%
John Biggar	REP	88,940	38.77%
Michael Grossberg	LIB	4,866	2.12%
Total		229,424

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District 11

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Marvin Leath DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Marvin Leath Won	DEM	128,520	100.00%
Total		128,520

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District 12

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James Wellington Wright DEM +20.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Wellington Wright Won	DEM	99,104	59.92%
Jim Bradshaw	REP	65,005	39.30%
C.B. Mauldin	LIB	1,281	0.78%
Total		165,390

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District 13

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Jack Hightower DEM +10.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Hightower Won	DEM	98,779	55.00%
Ron Slover	REP	80,819	45.00%
Total		179,598

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District 14

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William Neff Patman DEM +13.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William Neff Patman Won	DEM	93,884	56.77%
C.L. Concklin	REP	71,495	43.23%
Total		165,379

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District 15

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Kika De La Garza DEM +40.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kika De La Garza Won	DEM	105,325	70.02%
Robert Lendol McDonald	REP	45,090	29.98%
Total		150,415

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District 16

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Richard Crawford White DEM +69.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Crawford White Won	DEM	104,734	84.64%
Catherine A. McDivitt	LIB	19,010	15.36%
Total		123,744

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District 17

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Charles W. Stenholm DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Bar
Charles W. Stenholm Won	DEM	130,465	100.00%
Total		130,465

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District 18

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George Thomas Leland DEM +62.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Thomas Leland Won	DEM	71,985	79.90%
C. L. Kennedy	REP	16,128	17.90%
Bill Fraser	LIB	1,983	2.20%
Total		90,096

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District 19

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Kent Hance DEM +87.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kent Hance Won	DEM	126,632	93.51%
J. D. Webster	LIB	8,792	6.49%
Total		135,424

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District 20

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Henry B. González DEM +64.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry B. González Won	DEM	84,113	81.91%
Merle Nash	REP	17,725	17.26%
Tom Burnham	LIB	846	0.82%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		102,685

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District 21

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Thomas G. Loeffler REP +53.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thomas G. Loeffler Won	REP	196,424	76.51%
Joseph P. Sullivan	DEM	58,425	22.76%
William Rice	LIB	1,895	0.74%
Total		256,744

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District 22

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Ron Paul REP +2.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Paul Won	REP	106,797	51.04%
Michael A. Andrews	DEM	101,094	48.31%
Vaudie V. Nance	IND	1,360	0.65%
Total		209,251

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District 23

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Abraham Kazen DEM +39.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Abraham Kazen Won	DEM	104,595	69.83%
Bobby A. Locke	REP	45,139	30.14%
Write-in	—	46	0.03%
Total		149,780

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District 24

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Jonas Frost DEM +22.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonas Frost Won	DEM	93,690	61.29%
Clay Smothers	REP	59,172	38.71%
Total		152,862

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