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1978Final results

1978 election for Texas House District 33A

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bob Davis (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Scoggins (D) by 10.9 points.

Bob DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%6,014
Jim ScogginsDemocrat
44.5%4,829
10,843 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

EvenR+11.41972R+10.71974R+12.91976R+10.91978R+6.11980

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