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1978Final results

1978 election for Texas House District 10

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Smith Gilley (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Pat Williams (R) by 34.1 points.

Smith GilleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%8,589
Pat WilliamsRepublican
33.0%4,225
12,814 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+12.71988R+9.51992R+45.62004R+33.62006R+42.82018R+8.72026

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