1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 84
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Herman Lauhoff (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Don Whitefield (R) by 15.5 points.
Herman LauhoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%8,482
Don WhitefieldRepublican
42.3%6,210
14,692 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