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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]
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]
| 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[4] | ||||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | |
| Democratic | 2,405,026 | 59.11% | 20 | 19 | -1 | |
| Republican | 1,608,636 | 39.54% | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| Libertarian | 52,820 | 1.30% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Independent | 2,053 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 4,068,535 | 100.00% | 24 | 24 | - | |
Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sam B. Hall (incumbent) | 137,665 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 137,665 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charlie Wilson (incumbent) | 142,496 | 69.25 | |
| Republican | F.H. Pannill | 60,742 | 29.52 | |
| Libertarian | Martin Sorrells | 2,530 | 1.23 | |
| Total votes | 205,768 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James M. Collins (incumbent) | 218,228 | 79.29 | |
| Democratic | Earle Stephen Porter | 49,667 | 18.05 | |
| Libertarian | William Stephen Briggs | 7,339 | 2.67 | |
| Total votes | 275,234 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[2][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph M. Hall | 102,787 | 52.26 | |
| Republican | John Wright | 93,915 | 47.74 | |
| Total votes | 196,702 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jim Mattox ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Mattox (incumbent) | 70,892 | 50.99 | |
| Republican | Thomas W. Pauken | 67,848 | 48.80 | |
| Write-in | Others | 295 | 0.21 | |
| Total votes | 139,035 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Phil Gramm ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Gramm (incumbent) | 144,816 | 70.88 | |
| Republican | Buster Haskins | 59,503 | 29.12 | |
| Total votes | 204,319 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Archer (incumbent) | 242,810 | 82.12 | |
| Democratic | Robert Hutchings | 48,594 | 16.43 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Ware | 4,278 | 1.45 | |
| Write-in | Others | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 295,684 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Fields | 72,856 | 51.75 | |
| Democratic | Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) | 67,921 | 48.25 | |
| Total votes | 140,777 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Brooks (incumbent) | 103,225 | 99.66 | |
| Write-in | Others | 349 | 0.34 | |
| Total votes | 103,574 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. J. Pickle (incumbent) | 135,618 | 59.11 | |
| Republican | John Biggar | 88,940 | 38.77 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Grossberg | 4,866 | 2.12 | |
| Total votes | 229,424 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Marvin Leath (incumbent) | 128,520 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 128,520 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Wright (incumbent) | 99,104 | 59.92 | |
| Republican | Jim Bradshaw | 65,005 | 39.30 | |
| Libertarian | C.B. Mauldin | 1,281 | 0.78 | |
| Total votes | 165,390 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Hightower (incumbent) | 98,779 | 55.00 | |
| Republican | Ron Slover | 80,819 | 45.00 | |
| Total votes | 179,598 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Joseph Wyatt opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[2][7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Patman | 93,884 | 56.77 | |
| Republican | C.L. Concklin | 71,495 | 43.23 | |
| Total votes | 165,379 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (incumbent) | 105,325 | 70.02 | |
| Republican | Lendy McDonald | 45,090 | 29.98 | |
| Total votes | 150,415 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Crawford White (incumbent) | 104,734 | 84.64 | |
| Libertarian | Catherine McDivitt | 19,010 | 15.36 | |
| Total votes | 123,744 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Stenholm (incumbent) | 130,465 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 130,465 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mickey Leland (incumbent) | 71,985 | 79.90 | |
| Republican | C.L. Kennedy | 16,128 | 17.90 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Fraser | 1,983 | 2.20 | |
| Total votes | 90,096 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Kent Hance ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kent Hance (incumbent) | 126,632 | 93.51 | |
| Libertarian | J. D. Webster | 8,792 | 6.49 | |
| Total votes | 135,424 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) | 84,133 | 81.93 | |
| Republican | Merle Nash | 17,725 | 17.26 | |
| Libertarian | Tom Burnham | 846 | 0.82 | |
| Write-in | Others | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 102,685 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Tom Loeffler ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Loeffler (incumbent) | 196,424 | 76.50 | |
| Democratic | Joe Sullivan | 58,425 | 22.76 | |
| Libertarian | William Rice | 1,895 | 0.74 | |
| Total votes | 256,744 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Paul (incumbent) | 106,797 | 51.04 | |
| Democratic | Michael A. Andrews | 101,094 | 48.31 | |
| Independent | Vaudie Nance | 1,360 | 0.65 | |
| Total votes | 209,251 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Abraham Kazen (incumbent) | 104,595 | 69.83 | |
| Republican | Bobby Locke | 45,139 | 30.14 | |
| Write-in | Others | 46 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 149,780 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Frost (incumbent) | 93,690 | 61.29 | |
| Republican | Clay Smothers | 59,172 | 38.71 | |
| Total votes | 152,862 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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