1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 78

Name: 1976 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 78
Start: 1976-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joe Allen (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Rod Gorman (D) by 17.6 points.

Joe AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

58.8%2,490

41.2%1,743

4,233 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET