1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ron Waters (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Art Dula (R) by 39.9 points.
Ron WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%6,761
Art DulaRepublican
28.7%2,826
Daniel BustamanteOther party
2.7%267
9,854 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