1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Texas election results
Every race on Texas's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races191
Changed party8
Unopposed50%95 races
Incumbents defeated2
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | John G. Tower (R) | 0.5 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | William P. Clements (R) | 0.7 |
U.S. House
D 20 · R 4 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | Sam B. Hall (D) | 56.1 | |
| TX-2 | Charles Wilson (D) | 40.2 | |
| TX-3 | James M. Collins (R) | Unopposed | |
| TX-4 | Ray Roberts (D) | 22.9 | |
| TX-5 | Jim Mattox (D) | 1.2 | |
| TX-6 | William Philip Gramm (D) | 30.2 | |
| TX-7 | Bill Archer (R) | 70.2 | |
| TX-8 | Bob Eckhardt (D) | 23.0 | |
| TX-9 | Jack Brooks (D) | 26.6 | |
| TX-10 | James Pickle (D) | 52.6 | |
| TX-11 | Marvin Leath (D) | 3.3 | |
| TX-12 | Jim Wright (D) | 37.0 | |
| TX-13 | Jack Hightower (D) | 49.7 | |
| TX-14 | Joe Wyatt Jr. (D) | 44.9 | |
| TX-15 | Eligio de la Garza (D) | 32.4 | |
| TX-16 | Richard C. White (D) | 40.0 | |
| TX-17 | Charles Stenholm (D) | 36.2 | |
| TX-18 | Mickey Leland (D) | 93.5 | |
| TX-19 | Kent Hance (D) | 6.5 | |
| TX-20 | Henry González (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-21 | Tom Loeffler (R) | 14.1 | Flipped |
| TX-22 | Ron Paul (R) | 1.1 | Flipped |
| TX-23 | Abraham "chick" Kazen Jr. (D) | 79.4 | |
| TX-24 | Martin Frost (D) | 8.1 |
Texas State Senate
D 14 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ed Howard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Peyton McKnight (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Roy Blake (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Lindon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bill Meier (D) | 33.4 | |
| SD-11 | Chet Brooks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Betty Andujar (R) | 6.5 | |
| SD-14 | Lloyd Doggett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | John Traeger (D) | 28.2 | |
| SD-23 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-25 | W. E. Snelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | R. L. Vale (D) | 28.1 | |
| SD-27 | Raul Longoria (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | E. L. Short (D) | 28.4 | |
| SD-30 | Ray Farabee (D) | Unopposed |
Texas House of Representatives
D 128 · R 22 · 6 changed party
Texas
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab