1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 65
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bob Simpson (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Brandon (R) by 3.4 points.
Bob SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%11,056
Jim BrandonRepublican
48.3%10,327
21,383 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