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1978Final results

1978 election for Texas House District 69

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Richard C. Slack (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Ed McConaha (R) by 45.5 points.

Richard C. SlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%12,314
Ed McConahaRepublican
27.2%4,612
16,926 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

EvenD+32.81982D+2.91986R+3.11988D+12.11998D+6.22004D+18.62006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET