1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 40
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Sharp (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Donald Truman (R) by 31.1 points.
John SharpDemocrat · winner
65.6%9,708
Donald TrumanRepublican
34.4%5,098
14,806 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