1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Texas's 21st District
U.S. House · Texas
Tom Loeffler (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Nelson William Wolff (D) by 14.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tom LoefflerRepublican · winner
57.0%84,336
Nelson William WolffDemocrat
43.0%63,501
147,837 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET