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Elections / 1978 · House · TX

Texas sent 20 Democrats and 4 Republicans to the US House in 1978.

24 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

Texas — 1978 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
TX-01D
+56.1%
Sam B Hall94,408
TX-02D
+40.2%
Charles Wilson95,570
TX-03R
−100.0%
James M Collins96,406
TX-04D
+22.9%
Ray Roberts94,918
TX-05D
+1.2%
Jim Mattox70,593
TX-06D
+30.2%
William Philip Gramm101,418
TX-07R
−70.2%
Bill Archer150,629
TX-08D
+23.0%
Robert Eckhardt64,102
TX-09D
+26.6%
Jack Brooks80,265
TX-10D
+52.6%
James J Pickle123,857
TX-11D
+3.3%
Marvin Leath103,319
TX-12D
+37.0%
Jim Wright67,820
TX-13D
+49.7%
Jack Hightower100,546
TX-14D
+44.9%
Joe Wyatt JR88,278
TX-15D
+32.4%
E De La Garza82,413
TX-16D
+40.0%
Richard C White75,833
TX-17D
+36.2%
Charles W Stenholm101,332
TX-18D
+96.8%
Goerge Thomas \"Mickey\" Leland38,018
TX-19D
+6.5%
Kent Hance102,799
TX-20D
+100.0%
Henry B Gonzalez51,584
TX-21R
−14.1%
Thomas G Loeffler147,837
TX-22R
−1.1%
Ronald E Paul108,086
TX-23D
+89.7%
Abraham Kazen JR69,834
TX-24D
+8.1%
Martin Frost72,515