Elections / 1976 · House · TX-03
TX-03 — 1976 U.S. House election
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How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| James M Collins ✓Republican | 74.0% | 171,343 |
|---|---|---|
| Les Shackelford Jr.Democrat | 26.0% | 60,070 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1976 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
TX-03 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 380,747 | |
| 2022 | R | 271,256 | |
| 2020 | R | 418,591 | |
| 2018 | R | 312,511 | |
| 2016 | R | 316,467 | |
| 2014 | R | 138,280 | |
| 2012 | R | 187,180 | |
| 2010 | R | 152,652 | |
| 2008 | R | 285,783 | |
| 2006 | R | 141,881 | |
| 2004 | R | 210,352 | |
| 2002 | R | 154,133 | |
| 2000 | R | 261,897 | |
| 1998 | R | 116,978 | |
| 1994 | R | 172,622 | |
| 1992 | R | 234,139 | |
| 1990 | R | 154,474 | |
| 1988 | R | 278,509 | |
| 1986 | R | 152,385 | |
| 1984 | R | 275,709 | |
| 1982 | R | 129,528 | |
| 1980 | R | 275,234 | |
| 1978 | R | 96,406 | |
| 1976 | R | 231,413 |
Same ballot, 1976TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.