1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 37B
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mary Jane Bode (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating James Arthur Ragan (R) by 24.0 points.
Mary Jane BodeDemocrat · winner
62.0%16,283
James Arthur RaganRepublican
38.0%9,987
26,270 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