1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 77
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim Rudd (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating E. L. Hicks (R) by 56.5 points.
Jim RuddDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%12,835
E. L. HicksRepublican
21.7%3,564
16,399 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