1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ron Waters (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating B. Raymond Shaver (R) by 35.4 points.
Ron WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%13,178
B. Raymond ShaverRepublican
32.3%6,286
19,464 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET