1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1978 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1982 All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 4, 1980 Democratic Party (United States) 20 19 1 2,405,026 59.1% 0.2% Republican Party (United States) 4 5 1 1,608,636 39.5% 1.2% 1980 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% #d40000 70–80% #a00000 80–90% 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.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 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.Texas State Historical Association 1981 Texas Almanac, 1982-1983 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113816/m1/493/ 2022-06-30 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News 491 EnglishLyons Richard L. 1980-11-06 House Democrats Retain Power, but With Limits en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/11/06/house-democrats-retain-power-but-with-limits/da277dc0-eaac-4ab8-8272-f274adaa8748/ 2022-06-30 0190-8286 Overview 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in TexasLadd Thomas Guthrie Benjamin April 15, 1981 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1980 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1980election/ 59–60PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–Democratic2,405,02659.11%2019 -1Republican1,608,63639.54%45 +1Libertarian52,8201.30%00 -Independent2,0530.05%00 -Totals4,068,535100.00%2424- Congressional districts District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Sam B. Hall (incumbent) 137,665 100.00137,665 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 142,496 69.25Republican Party (United States) F.H. Pannill 60,742 29.52Libertarian Party (United States) Martin Sorrells 2,530 1.23205,768 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election. Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1980Republican Party (United States) James M. Collins (incumbent) 218,228 79.29Democratic Party (United States) Earle Stephen Porter 49,667 18.05Libertarian Party (United States) William Stephen Briggs 7,339 2.67275,234 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ray Roberts opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Reynolds Larry July 1990 Congressional Golden Parachutes https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A9174347/AONE?u=txshracd2548&sid=googleScholar&xid=8535e721 Management Review 79 7 5 29 June 2022 Gale Academic OneFileWeil Martin 1992-04-15 TEXAS REP. RAY ROBERTS, 79, DIES en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/04/15/texas-rep-ray-roberts-79-dies/01d4e7ab-f81c-47a9-adc1-006b42102f18/ 2022-06-30 0190-8286 Texas's 4th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Ralph M. Hall 102,787 52.26Republican Party (United States) John Wright 93,915 47.74196,702 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Mattox ran for re-election. Texas's 5th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Jim Mattox (incumbent) 70,892 50.99Republican Party (United States) Thomas W. Pauken 67,848 48.80Write-in Others 295 0.21139,035 100Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Phil Gramm ran for re-election. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Phil Gramm (incumbent) 144,816 70.88Republican Party (United States) Buster Haskins 59,503 29.12204,319 100Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1980Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 242,810 82.12Democratic Party (United States) Robert Hutchings 48,594 16.43Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Ware 4,278 1.45Write-in Others 2 0.00295,684 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1980Republican Party (United States) Jack Fields 72,856 51.75Democratic Party (United States) Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) 67,921 48.25140,777 100.00Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Jack Brooks (incumbent) 103,225 99.66Write-in Others 349 0.34103,574 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 135,618 59.11Republican Party (United States) John Biggar 88,940 38.77Libertarian Party (United States) Michael Grossberg 4,866 2.12229,424 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 11th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Leath (incumbent) 128,520 100.00128,520 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election. Texas's 12th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Jim Wright (incumbent) 99,104 59.92Republican Party (United States) Jim Bradshaw 65,005 39.30Libertarian Party (United States) C.B. Mauldin 1,281 0.78165,390 100Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election. Texas's 13th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Jack Hightower (incumbent) 98,779 55.00Republican Party (United States) Ron Slover 80,819 45.00179,598 100Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Joseph Wyatt opted to retire rather than run for re-election.Joseph Peyton Wyatt, Jr. https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/obituaries/joseph-peyton-wyatt-jr/article_a6f754ac-866d-5aa9-bc03-d3362809bfd6.html 2022-06-30 The Victoria Advocate 10 April 2022 en Texas's 14th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Bill Patman 93,884 56.77Republican Party (United States) C.L. Concklin 71,495 43.23165,379 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, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 105,325 70.02Republican Party (United States) Lendy McDonald 45,090 29.98150,415 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election. Texas's 16th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Richard Crawford White (incumbent) 104,734 84.64Libertarian Party (United States) Catherine McDivitt 19,010 15.36123,744 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 130,465 100.00130,465 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Leland (incumbent) 71,985 79.90Republican Party (United States) C.L. Kennedy 16,128 17.90Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Fraser 1,983 2.2090,096 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kent Hance ran for re-election. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Kent Hance (incumbent) 126,632 93.51Libertarian Party (United States) J. D. Webster 8,792 6.49135,424 100Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 84,133 81.93Republican Party (United States) Merle Nash 17,725 17.26Libertarian Party (United States) Tom Burnham 846 0.82Write-in Others 1 0.00102,685 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom Loeffler ran for re-election. Texas's 21st congressional district, 1980Republican Party (United States) Tom Loeffler (incumbent) 196,424 76.50Democratic Party (United States) Joe Sullivan 58,425 22.76Libertarian Party (United States) William Rice 1,895 0.74256,744 100Republican Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1980Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul (incumbent) 106,797 51.04Democratic Party (United States) Michael A. Andrews 101,094 48.31Independent (United States) Vaudie Nance 1,360 0.65209,251 100Republican Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 104,595 69.83Republican Party (United States) Bobby Locke 45,139 30.14Write-in Others 46 0.03149,780 100Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. Texas's 24th congressional district, 1980Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost (incumbent) 93,690 61.29Republican Party (United States) Clay Smothers 59,172 38.71152,862 100Democratic Party (United States) References 1980 Texas Category:1980 Texas elections