1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 66
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Foster Whaley (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Hale (R) by 25.7 points.
Foster WhaleyDemocrat · winner
62.8%10,949
Bill HaleRepublican
37.2%6,476
17,425 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