1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 4
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bill Haley (D) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating Steve Dobson (R) by 66.4 points.
Bill HaleyDemocrat · winner
83.2%11,444
Steve DobsonRepublican
16.8%2,311
13,755 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