1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 83
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Chase Untermeyer (R) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Cyril J. Smith Jr. (D) by 56.8 points.
Chase UntermeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.4%12,548
Cyril J. Smith Jr.Democrat
21.6%3,458
16,006 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