1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1976 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1980 All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 7, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) 22 20 2 1,285,348 58.9% 5.8% Republican Party (United States) 2 4 2 889,450 40.7% 5.8% 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas results map.svg Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90>% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90>% 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.Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020) https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/apportionment-data-text.html 2022-06-17 Census.gov EN-US 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.Texas State Historical Association 1979 Texas Almanac, 1980-1981 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113815/m1/539/ 2022-07-08 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News English Overview 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in TexasGuthrie Benjamin Henshaw Edmund April 1, 1979 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/ 35–36PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–Democratic1,285,34858.90%2220 -2Republican888,21540.70%24 +2La Raza Unida7,1850.33%00 -Socialist Workers1,6320.07%00 -Totals2,182,380100.00%2424- Congressional districts District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Sam B. Hall (incumbent) 73,708 78.07Republican Party (United States) Fred Hudson 20,700 21.9294,408 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 66,986 70.09Republican Party (United States) James Dillion 28,584 29.9195,570 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1978Republican Party (United States) James M. Collins (incumbent) 96,406 100.0096,406 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Ray Roberts (incumbent) 58,336 61.46Republican Party (United States) Frank Glenn 36,582 38.5494,918 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Mattox ran for re-election. Texas's 5th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Jim Mattox (incumbent) 35,524 50.32Republican Party (United States) Thomas W. Pauken 34,672 49.12Socialist Workers Party (United States) James White 397 0.5670,593 100Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Olin E. Teague opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Walsh John 12 January 1979 Builder of New Science Committee in House, "Tiger" Teague, Retires https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.203.4376.155 Science 203 4376 155–156 10.1126/science.203.4376.155 17834709 1979Sci...203..155W subscription Texas's 6th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Phil Gramm 66,025 65.10Republican Party (United States) Wes Mowery 35,393 34.90101,418 100Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1978Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 128,214 85.24Democratic Party (United States) Robert Hutchings 22,415 14.90150,418 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) 39,429 61.51Republican Party (United States) Nick Gearhardt 24,673 38.4964,102 100Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Jack Brooks (incumbent) 50,792 63.28Republican Party (United States) Randy Evans 29,473 34.2380,265 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 94,529 76.32Republican Party (United States) Emmett Hudsoeth 29,328 23.68123,857 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent 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.2003-08-28 W. R. "Bob" Poage Biography http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/BCPM/Poage/poage_biography.html 2022-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20030828034418/http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/BCPM/Poage/poage_biography.html 2003-08-28 Texas's 11th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Leath 53,354 51.64Republican Party (United States) Jack Burgess 49,965 48.36103,319 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election. Texas's 12th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Jim Wright (incumbent) 46,456 68.50Republican Party (United States) Claude Brown 21,364 31.5067,820 100Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election. Texas's 13th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Jack Hightower (incumbent) 75,271 74.86Republican Party (United States) Clifford Jones 25,275 25.14100,546 100Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat John Andrew Young ran for re-election. He lost in the Democratic Primary to Joseph Wyatt.Curry Bill 1978-06-05 Young Defeated In Texas Runoff en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/06/05/young-defeated-in-texas-runoff/893a815d-e422-4dba-b869-bbefb2103271/ 2022-07-16 0190-8286 Texas's 14th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Wyatt 63,953 72.45Republican Party (United States) Jay Yates 24,325 27.5588,278 100Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election. Texas's 15th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 54,560 66.20Republican Party (United States) Robert McDonald 27,853 33.8082,413 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election. Texas's 16th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Richard Crawford White (incumbent) 53,090 70.01Republican Party (United States) Robert McDonald 22,743 29.9975,833 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Omar Burleson opted to retire rather than run for re-election.OMAR BURLESON DIES en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/05/16/omar-burleson-dies/9372dd68-7bc1-4e8e-bedc-fa37c1284320/ 2022-07-16 0190-8286 Texas's 17th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm 69,030 68.12Republican Party (United States) Billy Fisher 32,302 31.88101,332 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Jordan Barbara Hearon Shelby 1979-01-07 Barbara Jordan: A Self-Portrait en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1979/01/07/barbara-jordan-a-self-portrait/413aa701-8a85-4c89-8781-1b02b0b8eba3/ 2022-07-16 0190-8286 Texas's 18th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Leland 36,783 96.75Socialist Workers Party (United States) Deborah Vernier 1,235 3.2538,018 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat George H. Mahon opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Future Governor and president George W. Bush was defeated in this election.1977-07-07 Rep. Mahon of Texas Says He Will Retire en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/07/archives/rep-mahon-of-texas-says-he-will-retire-chairman-of-appropriations.html 2022-07-16 0362-4331 Texas's 19th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Kent Hance 54,729 53.24Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush 48,070 46.76102,799 100Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 51,584 100.0051,584 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Bob Krueger retired to run for U.S. Senator.Curry Bill May 4, 1978 Texas Senate Race Pits the Scholar Against Just Plain 'Joe' The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/05/04/texas-senate-race-pits-the-scholar-against-just-plain-joe/ab99d8e3-9263-417a-a813-d3c149679073/ July 15, 2022 Texas's 21st congressional district, 1978Republican Party (United States) Tom Loeffler 84,336 57.05Democratic Party (United States) Nelson Wolff 63,501 42.95147,837 100Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Robert Gammage ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1978Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul 54,643 50.56Democratic Party (United States) Robert Gammage (incumbent) 53,443 49.44108,086 100Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 62,649 89.71Raza Unida Party Agustin Mata 7,185 10.2969,834 100Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election. He lost in the Democratic Primary to Martin Frost.Communications Emmis https://books.google.com/books?id=_S0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 Texas Monthly January 1979 Emmis Communications 54 en Texas's 24th congressional district, 1978Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost 39,201 54.06Republican Party (United States) Leo Berman 33,314 45.9472,515 100Democratic Party (United States) References 1978 Texas Category:1978 Texas elections