The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 7, 1978, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-four seats in the House apportioned according to the 1970 United States census.[1]
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These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1978, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, but they lost two seats to the Republicans, decreasing their majority to twenty out of twenty-four seats. These elections produced a high level of turnover due to the retirements of several representatives, as well as the electoral defeat of others.[2]
Overview edit
1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[3] | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,285,348 | 58.90% | 22 | 20 | -2 | |
Republican | 888,215 | 40.70% | 2 | 4 | +2 | |
La Raza Unida | 7,185 | 0.33% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Socialist Workers | 1,632 | 0.07% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Totals | 2,182,380 | 100.00% | 24 | 24 | - |
Congressional districts edit
District 1 edit
Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sam B. Hall (incumbent) | 73,708 | 78.07 | |
Republican | Fred Hudson | 20,700 | 21.92 | |
Total votes | 94,408 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 2 edit
Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charlie Wilson (incumbent) | 66,986 | 70.09 | |
Republican | James Dillion | 28,584 | 29.91 | |
Total votes | 95,570 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Incumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James M. Collins (incumbent) | 96,406 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 96,406 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ray Roberts (incumbent) | 58,336 | 61.46 | |
Republican | Frank Glenn | 36,582 | 38.54 | |
Total votes | 94,918 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
Incumbent Democrat Jim Mattox ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Mattox (incumbent) | 35,524 | 50.32 | |
Republican | Thomas W. Pauken | 34,672 | 49.12 | |
Socialist Workers | James White | 397 | 0.56 | |
Total votes | 70,593 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 6 edit
Incumbent Democrat Olin E. Teague opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phil Gramm | 66,025 | 65.10 | |
Republican | Wes Mowery | 35,393 | 34.90 | |
Total votes | 101,418 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Archer (incumbent) | 128,214 | 85.24 | |
Democratic | Robert Hutchings | 22,415 | 14.90 | |
Total votes | 150,418 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8 edit
Incumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) | 39,429 | 61.51 | |
Republican | Nick Gearhardt | 24,673 | 38.49 | |
Total votes | 64,102 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jack Brooks (incumbent) | 50,792 | 63.28 | |
Republican | Randy Evans | 29,473 | 34.23 | |
Total votes | 80,265 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10 edit
Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | J. J. Pickle (incumbent) | 94,529 | 76.32 | |
Republican | Emmett Hudsoeth | 29,328 | 23.68 | |
Total votes | 123,857 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Incumbent Democrat William R. Poage opted to retire rather than run for re-election. He resigned on December 31, 1978, four days before his term would have expired.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marvin Leath | 53,354 | 51.64 | |
Republican | Jack Burgess | 49,965 | 48.36 | |
Total votes | 103,319 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12 edit
Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Wright (incumbent) | 46,456 | 68.50 | |
Republican | Claude Brown | 21,364 | 31.50 | |
Total votes | 67,820 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 13 edit
Incumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jack Hightower (incumbent) | 75,271 | 74.86 | |
Republican | Clifford Jones | 25,275 | 25.14 | |
Total votes | 100,546 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 14 edit
Incumbent Democrat John Andrew Young ran for re-election. He lost in the Democratic Primary to Joseph Wyatt.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Wyatt | 63,953 | 72.45 | |
Republican | Jay Yates | 24,325 | 27.55 | |
Total votes | 88,278 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kika de la Garza (incumbent) | 54,560 | 66.20 | |
Republican | Robert McDonald | 27,853 | 33.80 | |
Total votes | 82,413 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 16 edit
Incumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Crawford White (incumbent) | 53,090 | 70.01 | |
Republican | Robert McDonald | 22,743 | 29.99 | |
Total votes | 75,833 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17 edit
Incumbent Democrat Omar Burleson opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Stenholm | 69,030 | 68.12 | |
Republican | Billy Fisher | 32,302 | 31.88 | |
Total votes | 101,332 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18 edit
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mickey Leland | 36,783 | 96.75 | |
Socialist Workers | Deborah Vernier | 1,235 | 3.25 | |
Total votes | 38,018 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 19 edit
Incumbent Democrat George H. Mahon opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Future president George W. Bush was defeated in this election.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kent Hance | 54,729 | 53.24 | |
Republican | George W. Bush | 48,070 | 46.76 | |
Total votes | 102,799 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) | 51,584 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 51,584 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21 edit
Incumbent Democrat Bob Krueger retired to run for U.S. Senator.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Loeffler | 84,336 | 57.05 | |
Democratic | Nelson Wolff | 63,501 | 42.95 | |
Total votes | 147,837 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 22 edit
Incumbent Democrat Robert Gammage ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Paul | 54,643 | 50.56 | |
Democratic | Robert Gammage (incumbent) | 53,443 | 49.44 | |
Total votes | 108,086 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 23 edit
Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Abraham Kazen (incumbent) | 62,649 | 89.71 | |
Raza Unida | Agustin Mata | 7,185 | 10.29 | |
Total votes | 69,834 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Incumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election. He lost in the Democratic Primary to Martin Frost.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin Frost | 39,201 | 54.06 | |
Republican | Leo Berman | 33,314 | 45.94 | |
Total votes | 72,515 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)". Census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Texas State Historical Association (1979). "Texas Almanac, 1980-1981". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Guthrie, Benjamin; Henshaw, Edmund (April 1, 1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978": 35–36.
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(help) - ^ Walsh, John (January 12, 1979). "Builder of New Science Committee in House, "Tiger" Teague, Retires". Science. 203 (4376): 155–156. Bibcode:1979Sci...203..155W. doi:10.1126/science.203.4376.155. PMID 17834709.
- ^ "W. R. "Bob" Poage Biography". August 28, 2003. Archived from the original on August 28, 2003. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Curry, Bill (June 5, 1978). "Young Defeated In Texas Runoff". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "OMAR BURLESON DIES". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Jordan, Barbara; Lyn, Shel Hearon; Barbara Jordan represented the 18th Congressional District of Texas from 1973 through 1978 She now holds the (January 7, 1979). "Barbara Jordan: A Self-Portrait". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rep. Mahon of Texas Says He Will Retire". The New York Times. July 7, 1977. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Curry, Bill (May 4, 1978). "Texas Senate Race Pits the Scholar Against Just Plain 'Joe'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Communications, Emmis (January 1979). Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. p. 54.