1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ralph Wayne (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Dejuan Strickland (R) by 40.8 points.
Ralph WayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%11,838
Dejuan StricklandRepublican
29.6%4,981
16,819 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET