1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 5
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jerry Clark (D) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Betty Jo Tucker (R) by 61.1 points.
Jerry ClarkDemocrat · winner
80.6%11,365
Betty Jo TuckerRepublican
19.4%2,743
14,108 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