1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 20
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jerry Benedict (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating John E. Dewey (R) by 20.7 points.
Jerry BenedictDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%10,247
John E. DeweyRepublican
39.6%6,727
16,974 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