1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 2
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Buck Florence (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Wally Simmons (R) by 50.5 points.
Buck FlorenceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%12,346
Wally SimmonsRepublican
24.8%4,064
16,410 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET