1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election204
Seats won195
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,405,0261,608,636
Percentage59.1%39.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.2%Decrease2.svg 1.2%
1980 Texas US House.svg

The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 4, 1980, 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 1980, the United States House elections in other states, the presidential election, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, but they lost one seat to the Republicans, decreasing their majority to nineteen out of twenty-four seats on the coattails of president Ronald Reagan's election. [2] [3]

Overview

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas [4]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Democratic 2,405,02659.11%2019-1
Republican 1,608,63639.54%45+1
Libertarian 52,8201.30%00-
Independent 2,0530.05%00-
Totals4,068,535100.00%2424-

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam B. Hall (incumbent) 137,665 100.00
Total votes137,665 100
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 142,496 69.25
Republican F.H. Pannill60,74229.52
Libertarian Martin Sorrells2,5301.23
Total votes205,768 100
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James M. Collins (incumbent) 218,228 79.29
Democratic Earle Stephen Porter49,66718.05
Libertarian William Stephen Briggs7,3392.67
Total votes275,234 100
Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts opted to retire rather than run for re-election. [2] [5] [6]

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ralph M. Hall 102,787 52.26
Republican John Wright93,91547.74
Total votes196,702 100
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Jim Mattox ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Mattox (incumbent) 70,892 50.99
Republican Thomas W. Pauken 67,84848.80
Write-in Others2950.21
Total votes139,035 100
Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Phil Gramm ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Gramm (incumbent) 144,816 70.88
Republican Buster Haskins59,50329.12
Total votes204,319 100
Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Archer (incumbent) 242,810 82.12
Democratic Robert Hutchings48,59416.43
Libertarian Bill Ware4,2781.45
Write-in Others20.00
Total votes295,684 100
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Fields 72,856 51.75
Democratic Bob Eckhardt (incumbent)67,92148.25
Total votes140,777 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Brooks (incumbent) 103,225 99.66
Write-in Others3490.34
Total votes103,574 100
Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.

Texas's 10th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 135,618 59.11
Republican John Biggar88,94038.77
Libertarian Michael Grossberg4,8662.12
Total votes229,424 100
Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marvin Leath (incumbent) 128,520 100.00
Total votes128,520 100
Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Wright (incumbent) 99,104 59.92
Republican Jim Bradshaw65,00539.30
Libertarian C.B. Mauldin1,2810.78
Total votes165,390 100
Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Hightower (incumbent) 98,779 55.00
Republican Ron Slover80,81945.00
Total votes179,598 100
Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Joseph Wyatt opted to retire rather than run for re-election. [2] [7]

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Patman 93,884 56.77
Republican C.L. Concklin71,49543.23
Total votes165,379 100
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.

Texas's 15th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 105,325 70.02
Republican Lendy McDonald45,09029.98
Total votes150,415 100
Democratic hold

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election.

Texas's 16th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Crawford White (incumbent) 104,734 84.64
Libertarian Catherine McDivitt19,01015.36
Total votes123,744 100
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 130,465 100.00
Total votes130,465 100
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election.

Texas's 18th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mickey Leland (incumbent) 71,985 79.90
Republican C.L. Kennedy16,12817.90
Libertarian Bill Fraser1,9832.20
Total votes90,096 100
Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Kent Hance ran for re-election.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kent Hance (incumbent) 126,632 93.51
Libertarian J. D. Webster8,7926.49
Total votes135,424 100
Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 84,133 81.93
Republican Merle Nash17,72517.26
Libertarian Tom Burnham8460.82
Write-in Others10.00
Total votes102,685 100
Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent Republican Tom Loeffler ran for re-election.

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Loeffler (incumbent) 196,424 76.50
Democratic Joe Sullivan58,42522.76
Libertarian William Rice1,8950.74
Total votes256,744 100
Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Paul (incumbent) 106,797 51.04
Democratic Michael A. Andrews 101,09448.31
Independent Vaudie Nance1,3600.65
Total votes209,251 100
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 104,595 69.83
Republican Bobby Locke45,13930.14
Write-in Others460.03
Total votes149,780 100
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1980 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Frost (incumbent) 93,690 61.29
Republican Clay Smothers 59,17238.71
Total votes152,862 100
Democratic hold

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  3. ↑ Lyons, Richard L. (November 6, 1980). "House Democrats Retain Power, but With Limits". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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