1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 57H
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Donald Cartwright (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Kae T. Patrick (R) by 3.0 points.
Donald CartwrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%12,616
Kae T. PatrickRepublican
48.5%11,878
24,494 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