1976Final results
1976 Republican primary for Texas House District 81
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Preston Goodwin (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Hepler (R) by 3.8 points.
Preston GoodwinRepublican · winner
51.9%1,121
HeplerRepublican
48.1%1,039
2,160 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET