1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 53
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Charles Finnell (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Gail L. Sogard (R) by 30.8 points.
Charles FinnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%11,453
Gail L. SogardRepublican
34.6%6,062
17,515 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