1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 73
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jay Gibson (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Dubb Duff (R) by 18.2 points.
Jay GibsonDemocrat · winner
59.1%7,976
Dubb DuffRepublican
40.9%5,517
13,493 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